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In a political struggle, never get personal - else the dagger digs too deep.

Jack Valenti

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Jack Valenti
Age: 85 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 5
Died: 2007
Died: April 26
Actor
Aircraft Pilot
Businessperson
Civil Servant
Lobbyist
Politician
Houston
Texas
Jack Joseph Valenti
Dagger
Daggers
Deep
Personal
Struggle
Else
Political
Never
Digs

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A huge parasite in the marketplace, feeding and fattening itself off of local television stations and copyright owners of copyrighted material. We do not like it because we think it wrong and unfair.
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It is called the First Amendment. ...Simple words marching in seried ranks. Compact, concise. To the point. Clear and pure. It's freedom's music.
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