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The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low.
-Bill Gates
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The World At Large Is Less Inequitable

Bill Gates
The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low.
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