MISSOURI WATCH: ALL-PURPOSE CAMPAIGN SPEECH

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Sunday, September 1, 1996

Fellow Missourians, I am here today to ask for your blood, your sweat and your tears, and especially your money, as we embark on another great journey on the sea of what I like to call The Great American Democracy. As we launch the ship which we all know as the U.S.S. State of Missouri, we must hold steady the course from this memorable election to the next, and I would once again like to be your captain as we sail toward a more perfect union and establish peace, tranquillity and prosperity within this marvelous state of ours. We will not rest until we touch the far-away shores of perfect statehood, where every citizen is guaranteed the right of life, liberty, pursuit of prosperity and a winning football team.

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