Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and the powerful. (Edward Abbey)

Counterpart to the knee-jerk liberal is the new knee-pad conservative, always groveling before the rich and the powerful.

Edward Abbey

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