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The Ovary Office: This is No Time for ‘Polite’
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Let me tell you what being polite does. It shrinks our soul, diminishes our shine, and it keeps us wedged—tucked—into a corner.
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Let me tell you what being polite does. It shrinks our soul, diminishes our shine, and it keeps us wedged—tucked—into a corner.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rally in Norfolk, Va.
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