“I'm willing to lead, but I'm not willing to preside over people who are cannibals.”

—  Newt Gingrich

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/08/us/the-speaker-steps-down-excerpts-from-phone-call-about-gingrich-s-future.html
THE SPEAKER STEPS DOWN; Excerpts From Phone Call About Gingrich's Future
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November 8, 1998.
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