But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stup…

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But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid. ✨ Barack Obama (2007). Dreams From My Father, p.353, Canongate Books
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But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid. ✨ Barack Obama (2007). Dreams From My Father, p.353, Canongate Books

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