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Other people saying things

"With the First Amendment, you’re never protecting Jefferson; it’s usually protecting some guy who’s burning a flag."

"The Catholic church has deep roots in majority-Catholic Cuba, even after Fidel Castro's experiment with Communist-style state atheism, and still plays a real role in politics there."

"Both of these hostage-takers were common criminals. Neither is a 'terrorist.'

"If you care about the nitty gritty of journalism, though, a tidier Serial would have been far less illuminating."

"The problem here is that even the breaching of etiquette is still an etiquette question."

"Bull Connor, Sheriff Jim Clark, Deputy Cecil Price: these are not far-away characters for most black folks. How could they be?"

"Pruitt did not live by Sorkin's moral code and had to be punished accordingly. Now, he'll have to work with a woman for the rest of his days."

"In the five American hospitals that have treated Ebola patients, chaplains have been a key part of the healthcare team."

"If there was no American prison in Iraq, there would be no IS now. Bucca was a factory. It made us all."

"I am learning to receive this as a gift: I’m not as big a deal as I always hoped I’d be."

"Imagine American movie culture for the last few years without Her or Foxcatcher or American Hustle or The Master or Zero Dark Thirty and it suddenly looks markedly more frail."

"Altruism is pointless. So are dogs."

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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