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I am receiving what I suppose to be the usual number of threatening letters on the subject. Assassination can be no more guarded against than death by lightning it is best not to worry about either.
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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The separation of Church and State in everything relating to taxation should be absolute.
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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.
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