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On the recordApril 3, 2017
the thought of that is, 'If you can control the words, you can control the thoughts; if you can control the thoughts, you can control the action.'
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jim Jordan discusses the implications of controlling speech on thought and action.

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