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“president Jimmy Hoffa and former Dallas boss gambler Benny Binion, would do something to jeopardize the possibility of legalized gambling in Arkansas.”
― The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice
― The Vapors: A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America's Forgotten Capital of Vice
“To Hitler, personal and ideological loyalty was more important than professional aptitude and performance.”
― Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
― Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership
“As Gertrude Stein put it, ‘In America there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is—that is what makes America what it is.’3”
― A History of the American People
― A History of the American People
“The defeat revealed the downside of the new mode of presidential leadership: by elevating personality over party, it diminished the likelihood of a president being able to win himself a compliant Congress.11”
― Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929
― Calvin Coolidge: The American Presidents Series: The 30th President, 1923-1929
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