"We have a society in which one of the greatest things you can do is a platform to see victim status, and one of the qualifications for that is that you have these exquisitely tender feelings about things and sensibilities which are easily offended."
"Fairness is not an attitude. It's a professional skill that must be developed and exercised."
Source: Interview with Malcolm Gladwell, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 13, 2017.
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Brit Hume
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Brit Hume is a prominent journalist and political commentator known for his integrity and influential role in shaping American media.
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