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Robert Gibbs: “We all have to check our emotions despite the depth of our beliefs. That we can have these kinds of debates, important…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2009
We all have to check our emotions despite the depth of our beliefs. That we can have these kinds of debates, important political debates without doing so in a way that makes anybody feel uncomfortable.
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Robert Gibbs

Editor's note · Context

Gibbs emphasizes the importance of civil discourse in political debates.

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