"Slavery is ...an atrocious debasement of human nature." — Benjamin Franklin

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• If some glorious angel suddenly descended through my living room ceiling and offered to take away the children I have… — Andrew Solomon
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• Their coverage on the Fox News Channel has been atrocious. The stuff that comes out of Sean Hannity's mouth has… — David Shuster
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