It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle," and the other isn't.
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