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Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man we never get to vote on what he is to do.

Will Rogers

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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Oologah
Oklahoma
William Penn Adair Rogers
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