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Book cover for John Tyler, the Accidental President
However, Tyler's political opportunism once again confirmed that his idealistic brand of virtuous republicanism was unworkable in the rough-and-tumble world of nineteenth-century American politics."
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.”
― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Winston S. Churchill
“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
― Winston S. Churchill

Frank Zappa
“Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.”
― Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa
“Don't eat the yellow snow.”
― Frank Zappa

Harry Truman
“Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.”
― Harry S. Truman

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