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The way to have power is to take it.

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Boss Tweed
Age: 55 †
Born: 1823
Born: April 3
Died: 1878
Died: April 12
Politician
Manhattan borough
New York City
William M. Tweed
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I don't care a straw for your newspaper articles, my constituents don't know how to read, but they can't help seeing them damned pictures.
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As long as I count the votes, what are you going to do about it?
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Stop them damn pictures! I don’t care what the papers write about me. My constituents can’t read. But, damn it, they can see the pictures!
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The appearance of the law must be upheld - especially when it's being broken.
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