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Globalization was supposed to break down barriers between continents and bring all peoples together. But what kind of globalization do we have with over one billion people on the planet not having safe water to drink?
Mikhail Gorbachev
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: March 2
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