A Quote by Molly Ivins

Even I felt sorry for Richard Nixon when he left; there's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim and hearts gotta bleed.

Molly Ivins

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Molly Ivins
American - Journalist
August 30, 1944 - January 31, 2007

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