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I don't think there is any philosophy that suggests having polio is a good thing.

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Bill Gates
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 28
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I believe technology will continue to become more affordable and more people will have the chance to use it. This will help more people get medical care and a good education.
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What we're really after is simply that people acquire a legal license for Windows for each computer they own before they move on to Linux or Sun Solaris or BSD or OS/2 or whatever.
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The year I was born, 1955, the first big disease-eradication program in the world was declared for malaria. After about a decade of work, they realized that, at least in the tropical areas, they did not have the tools to get it done.
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