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Gilbert Gutknecht: It is almost 1984. It goes back to that book. But I will say this, again, I will close because I know you want to talk…

On the recordJuly 10, 1996
It is almost 1984. It goes back to that book. But I will say this, again, I will close because I know you want to talk about patents. I think it is really refreshing to go home and have town meetings. And, frankly, I think the American people are a lot smarter than some of the polls and some of the newspaper people and some of the media people and some of the people in this city give them credit for. I think they are beginning to figure this out.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

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Discussing the intelligence of the American public during a speech on patents.

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