This is precisely the same construction used by many serial killers and heads of state, who use language to separate themselves from the consequences of their actions. (Roger Ebert)

This is precisely the same construction used by many serial killers and heads of state, who use language to separate themselves from the consequences of their actions.

Roger Ebert

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