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With Congress, every time they make a joke it's a law, and every time they make a law it's a joke.

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
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I make a living off (politicians), so I can't knock 'em. Every time we elect some fellow we think he's terrible and then when we get another one in he's worse. So, I am always in favor of keeping the one we've got and let the other go.
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