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Torture is such a slippery slope as soon as you allow a society or

Torture is such a slippery slope as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons. – Iain Banks

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Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state. – Iain Banks

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My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is. – Iain Banks

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Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldnt be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason its not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously. – Evander Holyfield

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Drones can be a highly effective way of dealing with high-priority targets, but they should not become the drug of choice for an administration that is afraid to use successful, legal and safe tactics of the past. – Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

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I support legal immigration. – Heather Wilson

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I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life. – Todd Akin

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