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P. J. O'Rourke - I think every high school student who...

I think every high school student who was alert during the early '60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement. (P. J. O'Rourke)

I think every high school student who was alert during the early '60s got very embittered by the slow progress and the violence surrounding the Civil Rights Movement.

P. J. O'Rourke

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