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On the recordJune 29, 2025
When people sue independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming from their side, they scorn, ostracize and even censure them.
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Thom Tillis
Republican · North Carolina

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Tillis criticizes the double standards in political thinking.

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