Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 11, 2010
I find that people are pretty smart, and they would much rather have a government that is setting goals and sometimes falling short than a government that is not setting any goals and is instead slipping backward.
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Martin O'Malley

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O'Malley argues that setting goals is preferable to inaction in government.

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