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History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.

Jeffrey Sachs

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Jeffrey Sachs
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 5
Economist
University Teacher
Writer
Detroit
Michigan
Jeffrey David Sachs
Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Blamed
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