Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 26, 1990
Mexico doesn't want to be a third world nation. It wants to be a first world nation.
Said by
George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at a Meeting With Mexican and American Business Leaders in Monterrey

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