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The road to freedom, here and everywhere, begins in the classroom.
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Age: 66 †
Born: 1911
Born: May 27
Died: 1978
Died: January 13
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South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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You cannot tell a poor boy from a small country town on the plains of South Dakota who has had the opportunity to be a teacher, a mayor, a senator, and a vice president, that America is not a nation of promise.
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It is better to gain a foot than to stand still, even when you seek to gain a mile.
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I am absolutely disgusted that anyone would put thousands of America's boys at risk just to win a Political Campaign.
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Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also rich in trouble.
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