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I’ll defend you right to drink raw milk

I’ll defend you right to drink raw milk

But, please, don’t drink it in front of me.

A friend of mine in the liberty movement drinks raw milk. That’s not for me.

What really offends me is that adults — such as my friend — have to sneak around in order to buy something they believe is healthy.

In a guest commentary in my local paper, I wrote: “Raw milk is not the issue, it’s a symptom. The issue is our desire to rule over our neighbors through the use of government. And that desire gets fed each time another intrusive law passes without protest.”

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