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Franklin Knight Lane

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[Wikipedia] Franklin Knight Lane was an American progressive politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920. He also served as a commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor o

Quotes by Franklin Knight Lane

You are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

Franklin Knight Lane

Flag

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No man should have a political office because he wants a job.

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Jobs

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For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

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Flag

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My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors.

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Dream

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I am whatever you make me, nothing more.

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Funny

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Newspaper men, perhaps more than any other class, are rated by ability.

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Ability

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I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.

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Flag

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The bravest sight in all this world is a man fighting against odds.

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Against the odds

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A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.

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Jobs

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I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly.

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Baby

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It is work and personal worth which make a State great both politically and industrially, and in my estimation they are to…

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Democratic

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I am whatever you make me, nothing more. I am your belief in yourself, your dream of what a people may become……

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Belief

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