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“It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.” quote by Charles Edison — Download Open image

“It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.”

Charles Edison

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I would rather be respected than elected.

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