Despite the horror, we survivors were endowed with a will to survive. Or instinct. Or maybe it was faith.
When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.
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When more Americans prefer freebies to freedom, these great United States will become a fertile ground for tyranny.
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