You can't keep snakes in your backyard and expect them only to bite your neighbors. You know, eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard.

Hillary Rodham Clinton
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The idea that you can keep snakes in your backyard and expect them to only bite your neighbors is ridiculous. You know, eventually those snakes are going to turn on whoever has them in the backyard. This means that when you let these snakes loose, you are letting them turn on the people that you care about the most.

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