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" I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind. "

Grover Cleveland

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" Sometimes I wake at night in the White House and rub my eyes and wonder if it is not all a dream. "

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" It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge. "

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" What is the use of being elected or re-elected, unless you stand for something? "

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