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I ascribe to Mark Twain's theory that the last person who should be President is the one who wants it the most. The one who should be picked is the one who should be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House.
I ascribe to Mark Twain's theory that the last person who should be President is the one who wants it the most. The one who should be picked is the one who should be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House.
Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
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- Bill Hicks
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- Approximate author period: c. 1978 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Bill Hicks: documented activity in 1978. Wikidata Q35851, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35851 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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