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Gilbert Gutknecht: “It is lead, follow or get out of the way. For too long the Federal Government has been in the way.”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1997
It is lead, follow or get out of the way. For too long the Federal Government has been in the way.
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Gilbert Gutknecht
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the role of the Federal Government in relation to leadership and progress.

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