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“Any suggestion that the most open and diverse society on the planet is likely to in any way resemble Russia requires a suspension of common sense that is pretty hard to deal with.”

Quote by Newt Gingrich

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Newt Gingrich is a former U.S. Representative from Georgia and the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1995 to 1999. He is recognized for his conservative political stance and his leadership in the Republican Revolution of 1994. more

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