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“At some point the rhetoric runs out, and we have to ask ourselves, 'Are we simply going to standby while somebody's rhetoric is good, but their actions are so lousy?' Are we going to stand up for that?”

Quote by Matt Gonzalez

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Matt Gonzalez is an American politician born on June 4, 1965. He has a rich experience in politics, serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and running for Mayor of San Francisco in 2003. more

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