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I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.
James A. Garfield
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James A. Garfield
Age: 49 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 19
Died: 1881
Died: September 19
20Th U.S. President
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James Abram Garfield
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History is constantly repeating itself, making only such changes of programme as the growth of nations and centuries requires.
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The best system of education is that which draws its chief support from the voluntary effort of the community, from the individual efforts of citizens, and from those burdens of taxation which they voluntarily impose upon themselves.
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