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If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American -- our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.
If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American -- our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.
Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern
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- Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Jon Stewart: documented activity in 1987. Wikidata Q211987, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211987 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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