Statement of purpose, L. Neil Smith's "The Webley Page" http://www.lneilsmith.org/
“I promise you all, my fellow Americans, that I will continue to make promises that I will be unable to fulfill”
Unidentified rally, 1968
Featured in Pat Paulsen for President (1968), part 4 of 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gpLpP6CWvo&feature=relmfu, 06:22 ff (33:22 ff in full program)
Context: I've conducted my campaign thus far in the true American political tradition: I lied about my intention to run [... ] I have been consistently vague on all the issues [... ] Therefore I promise you all, my fellow Americans, that I will continue to make promises that I will be unable to fulfill.
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