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“Whenever you hear a politician start a sentence with, “If we can put a man on the moon . . . ,” grab your wallet.” quote by Jonah Goldberg — Download Open image

““Whenever you hear a politician start a sentence with, “If we can put a man on the moon . . . ,” grab your wallet.””

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