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I for one don't need a supreme "sacred" arbiter in order to be a moral being.
-Salman Rushdie
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I For One Don't Need A Supreme

Salman Rushdie
I for one don't need a supreme "sacred" arbiter in order to be a moral being.
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Class warfare always sounds good. taking action against the rich and the powerful and making 'em pay for what they do, it always sounds good. but that's not the job of the supreme court. the supreme court standing on the side of the american people? the supreme court adjudicates the law. the supreme court determines the constitutionality of things and other things. the supreme court's gotten way out of focus, in my opinion.
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