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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida
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Rubio reflects on responding to hate with love and dignity.

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