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" Words without actions are the assassins of idealism. "

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" Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself. "

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Self-Government

" I am no supporter of factory labor for children, but I have never joined with those who clamored against proper work of children on farms outside their school hours. "

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" The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. "