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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won't accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.

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