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Psephos

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10. Couldn't disagree more.

Reply to grantcart (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:36 PM

Apr 2012

The corollary to your statement is that there is a time to speak in defense of universal human rights, and this is one of them.

Especially if one holds a Nobel Peace Prize.

Subverting core principles to economic and political considerations is not the hallmark of a liberal.

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There is a time to be quiet, and this is one of them. grantcart Apr 2012 #2

Couldn't disagree more. Psephos Apr 2012 #10

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