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Liberals feel unworthy of their possessions. Conservatives feel they deserve everything they've stolen.

Mort Sahl

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Mort Sahl
Age: 97
Born: 1927
Born: May 11
Actor
Comedian
Journalist
Montreal
Quebec
Morton Lyon Sahl
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Conservative
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Unworthy
Everything
Conservatives
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