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Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Season 3, Episode 5

Holier Than Thou (23 May 2005)

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Penn and Teller reveal that Mahatma Ghandi was a racist, Mother Teresa a religious zealot who was happy to see the poor suffer, and that the Dalai Lama is not as squeaky clean as he seems.

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Penn and Teller reveal that Mahatma Ghandi was a racist, Mother Teresa a religious zealot who was happy to see the poor suffer, and that the Dalai Lama is not as squeaky clean as he seems.

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Penn Jillette: Remember, the lesser of two evils is still evil, and the enemy of my enemy is not my friend.
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