"Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.“


-Dick Gregory

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Political promises are much like marriage vows. They are made at the beginning of the relationship between candidate and voter, but are quickly forgotten.

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