Mark Steyn Quotes

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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• 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?

  

  Mark Steyn
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