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Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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