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Hillary Clinton: “As I introduce her, I want to end with her favorite quote, because I love this quote. It's from Mahatma Gandhi. He ran a…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2004
As I introduce her, I want to end with her favorite quote, because I love this quote. It's from Mahatma Gandhi. He ran a gas station down in St. Louis for a couple of years. Mr. Gandhi, do you still go to the gas station? A lot of wisdom comes out of the gas station.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton made a joke about Mahatma Gandhi while introducing a Senate candidate, which she later apologized for.

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