"Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meannesses for the public good."

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"Honest statesmanship is the wise employment of individual meannesses for the public good."

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"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

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"Knavery and flattery are blood relations."

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"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion."

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