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The ideas of ancient Greece helped inspire America's founding fathers as they reached for democracy. Our revolutionary ideas helped inspire Greeks as they sought their own freedom.
Barack Obama
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Barack Obama
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 4
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Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during the Cold War.
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