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    "title": "\"I am not here as a serf or vassal. I am not begging my lords for mercy.\"",
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    "html": "<blockquote>\n<p>\"I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m a born free American woman, wife, mother and citizen. And I\u00e2\u0080\u0099m telling my government that you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve forgotten your place. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not your responsibility to look out for my well-being, and to monitor my speech. It\u00e2\u0080\u0099s not your right to assert an agenda. Your post, the post that you occupy, exists to preserve American liberty. You\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve sworn to perform that duty. And you have faltered.\"</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Via <a href=\"http://althouse.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-am-not-here-as-serf-or-vassal-i-am.html\">Althouse.</a> Go to the link for video; the quoted part begins at 2:45. This is not a Your Team vs My Team issue; this is a Government vs Citizens issue; or, if you like, a Tyranny vs Liberty issue.</p>\n"
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