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Spencer Cox: “I would just say in my small town, we have a saying that whiskey is for drinking and water should be for fighting.”

On the recordDecember 5, 2017
I would just say in my small town, we have a saying that whiskey is for drinking and water should be for fighting.
Said by
Spencer Cox
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Cox emphasizes the importance of water and the positive resolution of water rights issues.

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