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“With a small fraction of the hundreds of billions of dollars spent on the Iraq war, the US and Australia could ensure every starving, sunken-eyed child on the planet could be well fed, have clean water and sanitation and a local school to go to.”

Quote by Bob Brown

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Bob Brown is an Australian politician, environmental activist, and former leader of the Australian Greens Party. Born on December 27, 1944, he has dedicated his career to environmental protection and ecological conservation. more

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