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I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.

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