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I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind.
I would rather the man who presents something for my consideration subject me to a zephyr of truth and a gentle breeze of responsibility rather than blow me down with a curtain of hot wind.
Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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- Grover Cleveland
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- Approximate author period: c. 1837 AD · industrial
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