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Bill Clinton: “If a politician doesn't want to get beat up, he shouldn't run for office. If a football player doesn't want to get…”

On the recordMarch 25, 2008
If a politician doesn't want to get beat up, he shouldn't run for office. If a football player doesn't want to get tackled and want the risk of an occasional clip, he shouldn't put the pads on. Let's just saddle up and have an argument. What's the matter with that? That's what America is about, right?
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton discusses the nature of political campaigns and the expectation of facing criticism.

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