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On the recordJune 12, 2012
I hope and believe that it is not necessary to wage personal attacks against each other to disguise our philosophical differences.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders calls for respectful discourse despite philosophical disagreements.

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