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“There are laws against peddling dope, there can be laws against peddling race hate. But every man has a right to his own opinion as an American boasts, but race hate is not an opinion, it's a phobia. It isn't a viewpoint, race hate is a disease. In a people's world, the incurable racist has no rights. He must be deprived of influence in a people's government. He must be segregated, as he himself would segregate the colored and semitic peoples. As we now segregate the leprous and the insane.”

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Orson Welles
Orson Welles

Orson Welles was an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his groundbreaking work on the film 'Citizen Kane,' which is considered a classic in the history of cinema. Welles' career spanned various art forms, including theater, radio, and film, and he achieved significant success in all of them. more

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