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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Age: 63 †
Born: 1882
Born: January 30
Died: 1945
Died: April 12
32Nd U.S. President
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Since I am used to speaking in public, I know that it is useless.
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