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Grover Cleveland
Age: 71 †
Born: 1837
Born: March 18
Died: 1908
Died: June 24
24Th U.S. President
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Caldwell
New Jersey
Grover Cleveland Jr.
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Stephen Grover Cleveland Jr.
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Stephen G. Cleveland
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Being president means leaving one's name in the history book of which few men are authors. It is my fortune to be blessed with a proud name, one that parents will employ for generations to instill the values of honesty, independence, and above all, courage in their sons.
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The admitted right of a government to prevent the influx of elements hostile to its internal peace and security may not be questioned, even where there is not treaty stipulation on the subject.
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Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.
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