Other novelists, such as Leonardo Sciascia, sometimes called the conscience of Sicily, followed.

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It is related by a conscience-stricken man recalling a woman's suicide in an Amsterdam bar called the Mexico City (a real place, as it happens).

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But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and our conscience long enough.

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But I also know that nearly a century after Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough.

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