Carolina QuotesI don't know how they reproduce!.. They are a scavenging people.
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On November 12, 1971, in the middle of a discussion about India-Pakistan tensions with Henry Kissinger and Secretary of State William P. Rogers, after Rogers mentioned reprimanding Indira Gandhi. Conversation 617-009 of the White House Tapes. Quoted by Gary J. Bass "The Terrible Cost of Presidential Racism The Terrible Cost of Presidential Racism" The New York Times (September, 3, 2020)
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