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If somebody votes for a party that you don't agree with, you're free to argue about it as much as you like. ... But on the other hand, if somebody says, 'I mustn't move a light switch on a Saturday,' you say, 'Fine, I respect that.'
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Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
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