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A government that seizes control of the economy for the good of the people ends up seizing control of the people for the good of the economy

Bob Dole

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Bob Dole
Age: 101
Born: 1923
Born: July 22
American Politician
Lawyer
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Russell
Kansas
Robert J. Dole
Robert Dole
Robert Joseph Dole
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