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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Ralph Nader

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Ralph Nader
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 27
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Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.
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There are very significant ways around America on how to break its grip, which is, of course, a way to exclude dissenting voices before tens of millions of people.
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Word of mouth is the most effective means of communication.
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Jill Stein, is - and I'll make it in a personal way - over eighty percent of the people when I ran for President knew about me but then I realized that when I was running, eighty percent of the people didn't even know I was running.
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You should not allow yourself the luxuries of discouragement of despair. Bounce back immediately, and welcome the adversity because it produces harder thinking and harder drive to get to the objective.
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She was the light of our lives, our anchor, compass and vision.
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