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If You Don’t Vote, We Can’t Win

By Andy Caldwell

Nov 02, 2025
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One of my favorite movie lines – because it made me think – was in “Chariots of Fire,” a 1981 film about the true story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, who compete in the 1924 Olympics. The film was the winner of four Academy Awards including best picture. Harold Abrahams is afraid he can’t beat Eri…

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