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Jon Stewart: “The caution is killing effective governance.”

Featuring: Jon Stewart, Liberal, Progressive | Comedian and Television Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 17:34

Like, that is the reason why politics actually matters. Is someone writing this down? Stop with the analytics. Just. Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. I went back to the Mets. Dead on. Dead on. The caution is killing effective governance. It's that fear. If you come from a place of fear and not from a place of passion and belief, you lose. And people can see. People can smell authenticity. (17:34–17:39)

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