“We can determine America's future. After all, that's what an election is all about. So let's decide for optimism, not pessimism; for hope, not despair; for strength, not weakness; for victory, not defeat.”

— Rudy Giuliani

December 15, 2007. http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/candidates/rudy.giuliani.html

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