If I could just interrupt for a second, Jefferson had a great line. I do not have the exact line, but he said that we should always believe that our opposition is at least, there is a 10-percent chance that they may be right, that we may be wrong. We should always leave that opening for us all as we debate. If we do that, it is a wise statement, then we kind of keep a broader mind.
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