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" I don't like cheap shots, I really don't. "

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" When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this. "

" Everybody knows I'm a Democrat. "

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Doing The Right Thing

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