“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“Let South Korea, you know, we only have 45,000 soldiers in harm’s way over there, right next to a nuclear force — let South Korea do it.”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I’m popular”
“Gas prices will rapidly come back down.”

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On the recordSeptember 7, 1888
The people will hardly be deceived by their abandonment of the field of legislative action to meet in political convention.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey
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Letter to Members of the Notification Committee of the Democratic National Convention Accepting the Presidential Nomination

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