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Newt Gingrich: “You have to stand for something positive and you have to stand -- pardon me, let me borrow this for a second. You have…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
You have to stand for something positive and you have to stand -- pardon me, let me borrow this for a second. You have to stand for something that lasts longer than this.
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Newt Gingrich
Republican · Georgia
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Editor's note · Context

Gingrich emphasizes the importance of having lasting principles in politics.

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