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" I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one. "
John Stossel
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" I'm an American. I'm for prosperity. I've discovered, from 40 years of reporting, that what creates prosperity is limited government. "
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" Private businesses ought to get to discriminate. "
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" The people who tried government regulation have lives which are miserable. "
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" The happiest stutterers, I learned, are those who are willing to stutter in front of others. "
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