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On the recordAugust 19, 2023
A movement can't be about the personality of one individual. The movement has got to be about what are you trying to achieve on behalf of the American people. And that's got to be based in principle. Because if you're not rooted in principle, if all we are is listless vessels that are just supposed to follow whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that's not going to be a durable movement.
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Ron DeSantis
Republican · Florida

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Ron DeSantis emphasizes the importance of principles over individual personalities in political movements.

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