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The American people are strange in their attitudes toward their idols," he (Taft) mused. They lead them on and then "cut their legs from under them," simply "to make their fall all the greater.
The American people are strange in their attitudes toward their idols," he (Taft) mused. They lead them on and then "cut their legs from under them," simply "to make their fall all the greater.
Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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- Doris Kearns Goodwin
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- Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Doris Kearns Goodwin: documented activity in 1977. Wikidata Q442008, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442008 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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