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“I still consider myself a liberal in the Enlightenment sense of the word. But I have to admit that being a liberal these days is confusing.” quote by Claire Fox — Download Open image

“I still consider myself a liberal in the Enlightenment sense of the word. But I have to admit that being a liberal these days is confusing.”

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