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Instead Of More Violence Why Isn't There A [meeting Of Religious Leaders]. It's All Got To Be Dialogue - That's The Only Way. Get Everybody From Each Religion Together And Say 'listen, This Can't Go On. Why Do We Have All This Hatred?'

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Instead Of More Violence

Elton John

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Instead Of More Violence Why Isn't There A [meeting Of Religious Leaders]. It's All Got To Be Dialogue - That's The Only Way. Get Everybody From Each Religion Together And Say 'listen, This Can't Go On. Why Do We Have All This Hatred?'

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