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That’s the great tragedy of American culture: that…

January 27, 2014
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“That’s the great tragedy of American culture: that you could not do All in the Family now. They would not let you. Americans have decided that the worst thing in the world is to be offended, and so they’re constantly running around being offended.” — Rob Long

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Mark McElroy

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