| On June 20th International Refugee day
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| | Palestinian cantons/ghettos contrary to
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| passed without a whimper from the USA
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| | International law."- Mazin Qumsiyeh
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| media. America's intake of refugees has
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| | "For the past several decades, and
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| gone from 100,000 annually to 45,000. Our
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| | especially since the Six-Day War in 1967,
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| taxes go to support ethnic cleansing and
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| | the centerpiece of US Middle Eastern
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| the creation of new refugees and
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| | policy has been its relationship with
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| displaced persons and the vast majority
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| | Israel. The combination of unwavering
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| of good American's don't even know it.
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| | support for Israel and the related effort
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| Billions of USA dollars go to Israel yet
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| | to spread 'democracy' throughout the
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| Israel openly defies International Law.
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| | region has inflamed Arab and Islamic
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| The largest remaining refugee crisis in
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| | opinion and jeopardized not only US
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| the world can be traced back to American
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| | security but that of much of the rest of
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| foreign policy regarding Palestine.
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| | the world. This situation has no equal in
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| "When Israel was established in 1948, 3
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| | American political history. Why has the
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| 4th of the native Palestinians -Christian
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| | US been willing to set aside its own
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| and Muslims-were made refugees- over 500
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| | security and that of many of its allies
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| villages and towns completely depopulated
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| | in order to advance the interests of
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| and erased off the maps. The 1/4th who
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| | another state? One might assume that the
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| managed to stay were subjected to Marshal
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| | bond between the two countries was based
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| Law between 1948-1966. Even after 1966,
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| | on shared strategic interests or
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| they were not integrated in the society
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| | compelling moral imperatives, but neither
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| and remain as foreigners in their own
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| | explanation can account for the
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| lands. Over 100 of their remaining
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| | remarkable level of material and
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| villages are not state recognized-they
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| | diplomatic support that the US
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| receive no electricity, water, schools,
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| | provides."- The Israel Lobby, John
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| or medical services.
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| | Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt
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| Israeli law also considers 250,000 as
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| | American taxpayers provide Israel nearly
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| Present Absentees: present but their land
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| | a quarter of the total of our foreign aid
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| confiscated under the bsentee property
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| | and Israel has a population of 0.1% of
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| law turned over for Jewish use.
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| | the entire world population.
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| Israel defines itself as a state not of
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| | Israel was established in 1948 at the
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| its citizens (Jewish and remaining
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| | termination of the British Mandate and
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| non-Jewish citizens) but as astate for
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| | statehood was contingent upon upholding
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| Jewish people everywhere. Any Jew,
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| | the United Nations Declaration of Human
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| regardless of his current country, is
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| | Rights. International Law deems
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| considered a Israeli national entitled to
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| | occupation is to be temporary and
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| automatic citizenshipin Israel while over
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| | maintain the status quo. Forty years of
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| 5 million Palestinians cannot return to
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| | occupation and a wall that does not
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| their towns and villages (even for those
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| | follow the Green Line and has been deemed
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| under Israeli jurisdiction).
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| | illegal by the International Court of
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| The Right to Return has a solid legal
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| | Justice and ordered to come down,
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| basis. The Universal Declaration of Human
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| | continues to grab Palestinian land.
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| Rights article 13 reaffirms the right of
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| | "If the state of Israel aspires to
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| every individual to leaveand return to
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| | perceive itself as a democracy, it should
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| his country. The United Nations adopted
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| | abandon once and for all, any legal and
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| Resolution 194 on December 11, 1948.
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| | ideological foundation of religious,
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| Paragraph 11 states: 'the refugees
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| | ethnic, and demographic discrimination.
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| wishing to return to their homes and live
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| | The state of Israel should strive to
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| at peace with their neighbors should be
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| | become the state of all its citizens. We
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| permitted to do so at the earliest
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| | call for the annulment of all laws that
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| practicable date...compensation should be
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| | make Israel an apartheid state".-Israeli
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| paid forthe property of those choosing
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| | Artists' Declaration
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| not to return.'
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| | Archbishop Desmond Tutu supported
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| Principles of Self Determination adopted
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| | boycotts and divestments from what he
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| by the UN guarantee inter alia the right
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| | described as Apartheid Israel adding: "If
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| of ownershipand domicile in one's own
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| | you are neutral in situations of
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| country. In 1969 and thereafter, it was
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| | injustice, you have chosen the side of
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| explicitly applied to the Palestinian
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| | the oppressor."
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| People, including 'the legality of the
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| | "This is a time when there seems to be a
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| Peoples' struggle for Self-Determination
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| | particular need for men of PHILOSOPHICAL
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| and Liberation. International law states
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| | persuasion-that is to say, friends of
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| that neither occupation nor sovereignty
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| | wisdom and truth-to join together...We
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| diminishes the rights ofprivate
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| | Jews should be, and remain the carriers
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| ownership.
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| | and patrons of spiritual values. But we
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| The right of refugees to return is not
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| | should always be aware of the fact that
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| only sacred and legal but also possible.
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| | these spiritual values are and always
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| Demographic studies show that 80% of
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| | have been the common goal of
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| Israelis live in 15 percent of the land
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| | mankind."-Einstein, "Out of My Later
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| and that the remaining 20% live on 85% of
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| | Years"
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| the land that belongs to the refugees.
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| | Thomas Jefferson weeded out the miracle
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| More than 5,000 refugees live per square
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| | stories and clarified the teachings of
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| kilometer in the impoverished and
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| | the gospels/good news of Christ in
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| besieged Gaza Strip, while over the
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| | "THE PHILOSOPHY AND MORALS of JESUS of
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| barbed wires and walls, their lands are
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| | NAZARETH"
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| practically empty.
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| | 1. Be just: justice comes from virtue
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| Ethnic cleansing continues. According to
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| | which comes from the heart.
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| Amnesty International and other Human
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| | 2. Treat people the way we want to be
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| Rights groups, Israel destroyed thousands
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| | treated.
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| of Palestinian homes in the
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| | 3. Always work for PEACEFUL resolutions,
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| West Bank and confiscated tens of
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| | even to the point of returning violence
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| thousands of acres in the past few years
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| | with COMPASSION.
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| to expand Jewish colonies and control
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| | 4. Consider valuable the things that have
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| rich Palestinian lands. Thesettlements
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| | no material value.
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| colonies contravene the 4th Geneva
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| | 5. Do not judge others.
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| Convention Article 49 stating that the
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| | 6. Do not bear grudges.
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| 'Occupying Power shall not transfer parts
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| | 7. Be modest and unpretentious.
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| of its own civilianpopulation into the
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| | 8. Give out of true generosity, not
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| territory it occupies.'
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| | because we expect to be repaid.
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| In the next six months, nearly 250,000
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| | 9. Being true to one's self in more
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| Palestinians will likely be removed by
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| | important than being loyal to one's
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| various means from
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| | family...those who think they know the
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| Palestinian lands coveted by Israel and
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| | most are the most ignorant...
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| falling between the Green Line(Israel
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| | Imagine a world when everyone who claimed
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| pre-1967 border) and the apartheid wall
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| | to be a Christian actually did the
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| that Israel is building around remaining
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| | philosophy.
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