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If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess we're in, all we have to do is look in the mirror. You and I own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it.

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Ross Perot
Age: 89 †
Born: 1930
Born: June 27
Died: 2019
Died: July 9
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Naval Officer
Politician
Texarkana
Texas
Henry Ross Perot
H. Ross Perot
Henry Ray Perot
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