And if that risk is not taken seriously, the bets will be too big, big enough to shut out the lights.

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Can you imagine the new types of opportunities that would surface if 50 million people that were not taken seriously before were now empowered to compete on the same level playing field as everyone else?

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But would he not get taken more seriously if he campaigned in normal clothes instead of an Elvis jumpsuit?

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If you exhibit apprehension, you may not be taken seriously.

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