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The power that a president has in France is like the power of a king. In America, you know that his power is limited. Maybe because there used to be a king for centuries and now they're still behaving like they need a king.

Gaspar Noe

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Gaspar Noe
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 17
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Non-Fiction Writer
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