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The people who have the biggest passion for restricting other people's behavior are the very people we should worry about most. Unfortunately, they keep running for office.

John Stossel

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John Stossel
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 4
Journalist
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Television Presenter
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Chicago Heights
Illinois
John Frank Stossel
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