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They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

Henry A. Wallace

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Henry A. Wallace
Age: 77 †
Born: 1888
Born: October 7
Died: 1965
Died: November 18
Former Vice President Of The United States
Horticulturist
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Writer
Orient
Iowa
Henry Wallace
Henry Agard Wallace
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