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No man has a right in America to treat any other man tolerantly for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights of every citizen.
Wendell Willkie
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Wendell Willkie
Age: 52 †
Born: 1892
Born: February 18
Died: 1944
Died: October 8
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