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She adds that she would "rather not be that person" and wishes she had the confidence to walk out in front of cameras and smile.

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“But that’s a dictatorship coming. He’s attacking every institution — newspapers, academia, justice, business. It’s the same playbook. They change the laws first, because most people would rather obey the law than say ‘No, two plus two equals four.’

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Erasmus once said he would "rather win the World Cup than sit at an 85% win rate".

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I would rather do a Thai-style massage where you have your clothes on or Chinese acupressure.

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They would rather the Scottish government permitted the option of a "point of entry" levy which would be charged at ports and airports.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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