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My policy is trust peace and to put aside the bayonet.
Rutherford B. Hayes
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Age: 70 †
Born: 1822
Born: October 4
Died: 1893
Died: January 17
19Th U.S. President
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Delaware
Ohio
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford Hayes
R. B. Hayes
President Hayes
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Perhaps the happiest moment of my life was then, when I saw that our line didn't break and that the enemy's did.
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An amazing invention - but who would ever want to use one?
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