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The theory is that election to Congress is tantamount to being dispatched to Washington on a looting raid for the enrichment of your state or district, and no other ethic need inhibit the feeding frenzy.

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George Will
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 4
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George F. Will
George Frederick Will
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