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So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce.
Molly Ivins
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Molly Ivins
Age: 62 †
Born: 1944
Born: August 30
Died: 2007
Died: January 31
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Monterey
California
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The first rule of holes: When you're in one stop digging.
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Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.
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What you need is sustained outrage...there's far too much unthinking respect given to authority.
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