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The thing we have to fear in this country, to my way of thinking, is the influence of the organized minorities, because somehow or other the great majority does not seem to organize. They seem to feel that they are going to be effective because of their own strength, but they give no expression of it.

Al Smith

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Al Smith
Age: 70 †
Born: 1873
Born: December 30
Died: 1944
Died: October 4
Former Governor Of New York
Politician
Manhattan borough
New York City
Alfred Emanuel Al Smith
Alfred Emanuel Smith I
Alfred Emanuel Smith Sr.
Alfred Emanuel Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Alfred Smith
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