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The measure of a great writer is not how many weeks his books spend on the best-seller lists, but how many years his books remain in print after his death.

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Cal Thomas
Age: 81
Born: 1942
Born: December 2
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America's most dangerous diseases have developed an immunity to politics. We suffer not from a failure of political organization or power, but a failure of love.
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So, my fellow Christians, protest this film if you like, but then how about devoting some energy to fill the vacuum created by your retreat from popular culture.
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