At the United Nations' 60th summit, 2005-09-16 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4247296.stm
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When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day.
— Benjamin Mkapa
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When a jumbo jet crashes, we will rush in with assistance, but we forget that each day 30,000 children die unnecessarily from poverty-related preventable causes - equivalent to 100 jumbo jets crashing every day." in the context of "At the United Nations' 60th summit, 2005-09-16 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4247296.stm" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Benjamin Mkapa" (Sourced, 2005)
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About Benjamin Mkapa
Benjamin Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) is a former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1995–2005).
About Benjamin Mkapa
Benjamin Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) is a former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1995–2005).
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