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Inherent to socialism is the absence of choice. If I want to choose my own pretzels or books or iphones, they prevent me - they fine me, or imprison me. And those systems, not infrequently have historically, have developed into systems where there are pogroms.

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Rand Paul
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: January 7
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Pennsylvania
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