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There is a kind of joy that is more than a good feeling based on good things happening to us. Happiness can slip away with ...

The bigot sees two sides to every issue --his side and the wrong side. He’s good, you’re bad. He’s right, you’re wrong. You can’t win with the bigot. The appeal ...