I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters.

Donald Trump

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American politics

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Donald Trump

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

2016 2010s 21st century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Trump, Donald. Speech at campaign rally. 23 Jan. 2016, Dordt University, Sioux Center, IA, USA.

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Thucydides
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Funeral Oration History of the Peloponnesian War
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Time
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Thucydides. The History of the Peloponnesian War. c. 431 BC, bk. 2.

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Thucydides. The Peloponnesian War, translated by Martin Hammond. Oxford University Press, 2009, bk. 2.