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The government is out to get us: ‘They want us penniless, powerless and voteless in chains’
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,” JFK famously said. But what happens when your country appears out to get you?
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The government is out to get us: ‘They want us penniless, powerless and voteless in chains’
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,” JFK famously said. But what happens when your country appears out to get you?
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