Throughout the course of history, this country has remained free, not because of movie stars and liberal activists but because of brave men and women who hated war too - - but lay down their lives so that we all may live in freedom. After all - What greater love hath no man, that he lay down his life for his friend, but in this case a country.
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is certainly more liberal than mainstream voters in the state are.Jim Gibbons
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