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“Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.”

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You may not like Mr. Roosevelt, but if he loss the war, we all lose it with him.

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“The first and greatest commandment is, Don't let them scare you.”

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When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.

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The only identification that would be inscribed on any cat's collar would be "This is the cat's cat."

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This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it.

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The American public has a right to know what's going on.

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