Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 3, 2024
If you don't win, you haven't done anything, all right? You can have all of the arguments and the back- and-forth you want, I've never felt superior losing a political race.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville expresses the importance of winning in politics and dismisses the notion of feeling good about losing.

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