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

On the recordMarch 20, 2012
You have to stand for something positive. And you have to stand -- pardon me, let me borrow this from you 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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Gingrich emphasizes the importance of having lasting principles in politics.

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