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> [Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-watts/having-a-republican-candidate-speak-at-the-naacp-convention-is-like/)

[J. C. Watts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-watts/)

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> [The good thing about having a Republican primary is that the voters will decide our nominee - unlike the Democrats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-lopez-cantera/the-good-thing-about-having-a-republican-primary-is-that-the-voters/)

[Carlos Lopez-Cantera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-lopez-cantera/)

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> [Like many people in Britain, I have an affectionate respect for the Queen, and am surprised that I should be having such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-n-wilson/like-many-people-in-britain-i-have-an-affectionate-respect-for-the/)

[A. N. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-n-wilson/)

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