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We humans, you see, have an infinite capacity for self-rationalization.

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Charles Colson
Age: 80 †
Born: 1931
Born: October 16
Died: 2012
Died: April 21
Former White House Counsel
Lawyer
Politician
Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Charles Chuck Wendell Colson
Charles Wendell Colson
Rationalization
Infinite
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Humans
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