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Bill Keating: “It is harder to hate up close, and it is easier to be strong up close.”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
It is harder to hate up close, and it is easier to be strong up close.
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Bill Keating
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Reiterates the importance of proximity in fostering strength and reducing hate.

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