Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 2, 2011
If you have got a runaway, you can't fix it unless you help drive.
Said by
Gary Ackerman
New York

Editor's note · Context

Ackerman uses an analogy to argue for active U.S. participation in the U.N.

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