"Bob Inglis: How I changed my mind about climate change", NPR (December 3, 2021)
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The pitchforks and torches can tear down and burn up but they can't build up the institutions and communities so necessary to a stable and prosperous country.
— Bob Inglis
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About Bob Inglis
Robert Durden Inglis Sr. (born October 11, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Inglis was unseated in the Republican primary runoff in 2010.
About Bob Inglis
Robert Durden Inglis Sr. (born October 11, 1959) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Inglis was unseated in the Republican primary runoff in 2010.
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