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" I've come to realize that protecting freedom of choice in our everyday lives is essential to maintaining a healthy civil society. "

George McGovern

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" I met my wife in South Dakota. "

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" My dad was a Methodist minister. "

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" Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior. "

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