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We spend months inside them, then the rest of our lives getting babied by them.
William Jennings Bryan
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William Jennings Bryan
Age: 65 †
Born: 1860
Born: March 18
Died: 1925
Died: July 26
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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Illinois
William J. Bryan
W. J. Bryan
William Bryan
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