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Fortunately, I have money that's from my life's work. But it's money that I share and used greatly to fight poverty in my country.

Vicente Fox

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Vicente Fox
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: July 2
Businessperson
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Former President Of Mexico
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We would betray Mexicans' hopes for change if we felt satisfied with what we've accomplished so far.
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We must put together countries that produce drugs, countries that traffic, and countries that consume, and through this multilateral effort really stop the growing of crime.
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The real end winner of NAFTA is going to be Mexico because we have the human capital. We have that resource that is vital to the success of the U.S. economy.
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I believe that work can be done on security in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.
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There are people that go ahead, that see problems before the rest, that take decisions before the rest.
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Always, in every human action, there are leaders.
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I am the guardian of power, not its owner.
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The job of president is to motivate, to inspire, to be side by side with people making sure that they develop all their capacities and that I remove all the obstacles they have to grow by themselves.
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We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue.
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We want from here to express our solidarity and our support to all the victims of these acts of terrorism and their family members. We reiterate our complete, emphatic rejection of all forms of violence and all forms of terrorism.
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Usually Mexico, or always Mexico has defended itself and its territory.
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Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions.
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Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked.
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When the day comes that it is time to adopt the alternative of lifting punishment for consumption of drugs, it would have to come all over the world. Humanity some day will see that it is best in that sense.
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The army should go back to their assigned duties, and police should take the responsibility of fighting the cartels.
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First, to begin with, Mexico is North American the one that is using wrong the term is United States. United States is not North America. North America is Mexico, United States, and Canada.
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At the very end, what is going to happen is that immigration will be reduced considerably. And how can we get to that stage? By agreements on sectors.
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Prohibition didn't work in the Garden of Eden. Adam ate the apple.
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