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Now is the time when men work quietly in the fields and women weep softly in the kitchen the legislature is in session and no man's property is safe.

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Daniel Webster
Age: 70 †
Born: 1782
Born: January 18
Died: 1852
Died: October 25
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Former United States Senator
Lawyer
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Salisbury
New Hampshire
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Women
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Softly
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