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Liberty is no negation. It is a substantive, tangible reality.
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
Lawyer
Military Officer
Politician
Statesperson
James Abram Garfield
James Garfield
J. A. Garfield
J. Garfield
President Garfield
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Honesty is the best policy, says the familiar axiom but people who are honest on that principle defraud no one but themselves.
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