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Look, the whole world wants to modernize, and when you look to what they mean by modernizing, they mean Americanize. Would a modern Greek prefer to live in Orange County than Piraeus? Yes. Absolutely.

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Rupert Murdoch
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: March 11
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