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Some people say we need a third party. I wish we had a second one.
Jim Hightower
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Jim Hightower
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 11
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The corporations don't have to lobby the government anymore. They are the government.
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Do something. If it doesn't work, do something else. No idea is too crazy.
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The original Greek word idiotes referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused exclusively on their own life and were both ignorant of and uncaring about public concerns and the common good.
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