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“When you oppress people either by gender, by race, by sexual orientation, when you do that and the doors become ajar, they will fly open and they will come and they have.”

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Billie Jean King

Bill Gates, born William Henry Gates III on November 22, 1943, is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world's largest software company. Under his leadership, Microsoft introduced revolutionary software products such as MS-DOS and Windows. Gates is also known for his philanthropy, particularly through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has donated substantial funds to global health, education, and poverty reduction. more

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