"Silence isn't golden. It's yellow."
"A Marine knows that pride is the bedrock upon which he will lay the foundation of his life, and on that foundation he will build the structure by which the worth of his existence and the measure of his accomplishments will be judged."
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Source: 2004 Republican National Convention Address, delivered 1 September 2004, Madison Square Garden, New York
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