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When you dig down, people are pretty progressive, by and large. i guess, i've said it many times - that a lot of people say we're a conservative country, that people are conservative. and my response to that is, yes, that's true, and you know what the people want to conserve most? the progressive traditions of our country - freedom of speech, and of the press and of assembly. freedom to dissent. the freedom to practice your own religion or not practice religion as you see fit. yes, we're conservative! we want to conserve those.
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When You Dig Down, People Are Pretty

Tom Harkin
When you dig down, people are pretty progressive, by and large. i guess, i've said it many times - that a lot of people say we're a conservative country, that people are conservative. and my response to that is, yes, that's true, and you know what the people want to conserve most? the progressive traditions of our country - freedom of speech, and of the press and of assembly. freedom to dissent. the freedom to practice your own religion or not practice religion as you see fit. yes, we're conservative! we want to conserve those.
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