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Ben Sasse: “It is better to debate ideas that you disagree with than shout them down, isn't it?”

On the recordMarch 20, 2022
It is better to debate ideas that you disagree with than shout them down, isn't it?
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Senator Sasse advocates for debating opposing ideas instead of silencing them.

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