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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.

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Jimmy Carter
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: October 1
39Th U.S. President
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No matter where you go in the world in any country in Africa or Latin America and other place, you will find that China is very deeply involved in the affairs of that country.
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In the life of the human spirit, words are action, much more so than many of us realize who live in countries where freedom of expression is taken for granted. The leaders of totalitarian nations understand this very well. The proof is that words are precisely the action for which dissidents in those countries are being persecuted.
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