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Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven.

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Herbert Hoover
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: August 10
Died: 1964
Died: October 20
31St U.S. President
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Herbert Clark Hoover
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