"The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself."

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"The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself."

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"How far you can go without destroying from within what you are trying to defend from without?"

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"This is America, where everything is still possible."

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"Not to be blasphemous, but I wonder if even the Holy Trinity understands the American tax code."

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