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But, once you get a taste for shutting people up, it's hard to stop. Why bother winning the debate when it's easier to close it down?

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Mark Steyn
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: December 8
Film Critic
Journalist
Music Critic
Pundit
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City of Toronto
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