"[My position] is not designed to win votes. It is designed to address itself to what I think is a problem of crisis proportions. I believe that when you are facing that kind of emergency, you have to be willing to prescribe some pretty tough action. I think the American people are ready for some straight answers. . . When you are confronted with a genuine emergency, then I think you have to look at the interest of the country first."
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Members of the United States House of RepresentativesSocial activistsRepublican Party (United States) politiciansPoliticians from IllinoisUnited States presidential candidates, 1980
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John B. Anderson
John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 - December 4, 2017) was an American politician and social activist. He served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 16th congressional district of Illinois from 1961 to 1981. In 1980, Anderson was an independent candidate for President of the United States, and received 5.7 million votes, or 6.6%. He was chair of the board of FairVote from 1996 to 2008.
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