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"It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men."
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"If I had been elected president in 1948, history would be vastly different. I believe we would have stemmed the growth of Big Government, which had begun with the New Deal and culminated with the Great Society."
"The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda."
"Segregation in the South is honest, open and aboveboard. Of the two systems, or styles of segregation, the Northern and the Southern, there is no doubt whatever in my mind which is the better."
"It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men."
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