“I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's lit…”

“I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist.”

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I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler, it's literally going to cease to exist. Citation: Playboy (March 1990) Listed on https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump (CC BY-SA)

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Trump, Donald. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Donald Trump. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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