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Sooner or later we will reach a point where communitarian socialism turns global because capitalism is not even the solution to capitalism itself.

Evo Morales

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Evo Morales
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 26
Politician
President Of Bolivia
Trade Unionist
Juan Evo Morales Aima
Juan Evo Morales Ayma
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Socialism
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Capitalism
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