“The far-right and far-left can be equally insane.”

—  John Avlon

The Rise of Political Extremism and the Decline of Decency, April 8, 2010, US News http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/04/08/the-rise-of-political-extremism-and-the-decline-of-decency,

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