Now, I'm Not Suggesting We're Going To Wait 40 Years Or Even Four Years, But I Think We Have To Put In Perspective The Fact That We've Come Quite A Distance. We Have Quite A Distance To Come - Go, As Well. - SearchQuotes

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Now, I'm not suggesting we're going to wait 40 years or even four years, but I think we have to put in perspective the fact that we've come quite a distance. We have quite a distance to come - go, as well.

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