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Competence is the creed of the technocrat who makes sure the gears mesh but doesn't for a second understand the magic of the machine.

George H. W. Bush

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George H. W. Bush
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 30
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