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Globalization is a form of totalitarianism... It is the rich who rule, and the poor live as they can.

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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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