“It's time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions.”

— Hillary Clinton

Sound bite reported in <i>Time</i>, February 20, 2008. http://www.time.com/time/quotes/0,26174,1715169,00.html
Presidential campaign (January 20, 2007 – 2008)

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