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So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'the good outnumber you, and we always will.'
-Patton Oswalt
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So When You Spot Violence, Or Bigotry,

Patton Oswalt
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'the good outnumber you, and we always will.'
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