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Mark Neumann: “Reclaiming my time, the statement of the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] about complacency and the pastor's words…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
Reclaiming my time, the statement of the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Duncan] about complacency and the pastor's words reminds me of a saying that has been ringing very much in my ears as we contemplate the next election cycle. And that is not about us but rather about the people in America. It goes something like this: ``In order for evil to succeed, good people need only sit idly by.'' That is, effectively, what has happened over the last 15 or 20 years in this Nation. We are going to talk a little bit about how we got here and how different it is in the last 3 or 4 years, because there is some reason for optimism. Some things have changed. We still have got that huge problem that they passed to us. But there are things changing out here, and it is important that people know about that.
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Mark Neumann
Wisconsin
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Discussing the need for civic engagement and optimism in the face of national challenges.

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