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“ some smart alecs of those days after World War I used to say: The French fought for liberty, the British fought to control the seas, but the Americans fought for souvenirs. ”

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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

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I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.

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Fame is a vapor, popularity is an accident, riches take wings, those who cheer today may curse tomorrow and only one thing endures - character.

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Selfishness and greed, individual or national, cause most of our troubles.

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