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The government's like a mule, it's slow and it's sure it's slow to turn, and it's sure to turn the way you don't want it.

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Ellen Glasgow
Age: 71 †
Born: 1874
Born: April 22
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Suffragette
Writer
Richmond
Virginia
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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Government
Way
Like
Mule
Mules
Slow
Turn
Sure

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