In Africa, you often see that the difference between a village where e…

Barack Obama
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In Africa, you often see that the difference between a village where everybody eats and a village where people starve is government. One has a functioning government, and the other does not. Which is why it bothers me when I hear people say that government is the enemy. They don't understand its fundamental role. ✨ Profile in The Independent Magazine, March 10, 2007.
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