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“What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind. America did not tell the millions of men and women who came from every country in the world and who -- with their hands, their intelligence and their heart -- built the greatest nation in the world: ‘Come, and everything will be given to you.’ She said: ‘Come, and the only limits to what you'll be able to achieve will be your own courage and your own talent.”

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Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy, born on January 28, 1955, is a former President of France. During his presidency, he implemented a series of reform policies aimed at promoting the economic development and modernization of France. more

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