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We thought for the longest time we might have a chance to run the table because we're such nice guys and centrist party, etcetera, but not getting into the debates really sort of foreclosed that option.

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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry that's its highest and best application.
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