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The business of America is not business. Neither is it war. The business of america is justice and securing the blessings of liberty.

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George Will
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: May 4
Columnist
Journalist
Champaign
Illinois
George F. Will
George Frederick Will
Politics
War
Business
Securing
America
Blessings
Blessing
Neither
Liberty
Justice

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