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Whatever it is that the government does, sensible americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. this is the idea behind foreign policy.
-P. J. O'Rourke
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Whatever It Is That The Government Does,

P. J. O'Rourke
Whatever it is that the government does, sensible americans would prefer that the government does it to somebody else. this is the idea behind foreign policy.
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