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"Now this is a new thing in my lifetime, I grant you: a Congressman who is going to run on the argument that it's time for America to take its place among the poor and struggling nations of the world. I don't have to study go to Zimbabwe any more to study Zimbabwe: my Congressman is doing his best to bring it to me. Thanks, Congressman!"
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