"In times of crisis what has made America amazing has been the fact that, throughout our history, throughout the more than 200 years of our history, there have been men and women of courage, who stood up and decided it was more important to look out for the future of their children and their grandchildren than their own political futures."

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Source: Governor Scott Walker's victory speech, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 5, 2012.

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