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Newton D. Baker

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Newton Diehl Baker Jr. was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915.

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Notable works: Letter from the Secretary of War

About Newton D. Baker

Newton Diehl Baker Jr. was an American lawyer, Georgist, politician, and government official. He served as the 37th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1912 to 1915. As U.S. Secretary of War from 1916 to 1921, Baker presided over the United States Army during World War I.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Newton D. Baker

To throw bombs from an airplane will do as much damage as throwing bags of flour. It will be my pleasure to…

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Airplane

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A Fraternity, too, is of such character that after men have left college they delight to renew their own youth by continued…

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Association

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The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.

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Education

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That idea is so damned nonsensical and impossible that I'm willing to stand on the bridge of a battleship while that nitwit…

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Air

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A fraternity is an association of men, selected in their college days by democratic processes, because of their adherence to common ideals…

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Adherence

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