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I don't know if it's a male thing, but I've always been interested in how people respond to the stresses and dangers of war, how they react under fire. In the extremity of war, character is revealed.

George Packer

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George Packer
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 13
Journalist
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Santa Clara
California
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Stress
Stresses
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Fire
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It's a cliche that the Senate is broken, and like most cliches, it's true.
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I don't know how we continue to do politics in a democracy if we simply can't listen to one another, if we simply close the door and say you are beyond redemption.
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