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If you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you.
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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Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't even lift them.
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