Political Quotes

Barack Obama: “I never throw the first punch, but I always throw the last.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2008
I never throw the first punch, but I always throw the last.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama uses a boxing analogy to describe his approach to political controversies.

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