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Our politics suffers from a shortage of people who put character and country before career and personal gain.

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Cal Thomas
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: December 2
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John Calvin Thomas
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As with most things governmental, failure does not mean having to try something else. It means spending more money.
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