So it was far from the main building, and it was a result of the way that was hardened that we only lost the one local security guard.

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Russia, of course, tends to polarize people and the battle lines on this particular issue, as on most others relating to the country, have long been drawn and have hardened and calcified over time in much the same way that the Western Front did in the First World War.

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Without care for the environment and fellow humans, "the way is opened to destruction and hearts are hardened", he said.

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Whenever human beings fail to live up to this responsibility, whenever we fail to care for creation and for our brothers and sisters, the way is opened to destruction and hearts are hardened.

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But such folks are like the hardened repeat-offenders for whom DWI school is but a speed bump, an inconvenience on the way to their next irresponsible act.

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