“Just because you have a right to do something in America does not mean it is the right thing to do.”

— John Boehner

"World Weighs In to Condemn Terry Jones' Planned Quran-Burning" http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/world-weighs-in-condemn-terry-jones-planned-quran-burning, "Sunshine Times", 2010-8-09 <br class="br">2010s, 2010

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