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On the recordAugust 11, 2019
Look, the truth of the matter is we just have to accept the fact that we live in a country that's 35 percent of the people in this county would rather be told racist lies than be told unifying truths.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville comments on the division in the country and the acceptance of racist lies over unifying truths.

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