My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

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"It was one of my best moments because you are an ambassador for your country in the world, " he said.

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It was also very exciting, because for the first time, something from my end of the world -- you know, something from the left-of-the-dial end of the world that was previously relegated to college radio (made it big).

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Forbes gave me a great opportunity to reach a large audience, despite my take on the world often being at variance from what you would expect from a Forbes publication, and for that I will be forever grateful.

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"If you had told me as a young boy I would have played for and won trophies with my boyhood club Manchester United, proudly captained and played for my country over one hundred times and lined up for some of the biggest clubs in the world, I would have told you it was a fantasy, " said Beckham.

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