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“I am accustomed to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself . . . But I think I have a right to resent, to object to libelous statements about my dog.” quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt — Download Open image

“I am accustomed to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself . . . But I think I have a right to resent, to object to libelous statements about my dog.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend.

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