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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry that's its highest and best application.
William Weld
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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
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Smithtown
New York
William F. Weld
William Floyd Weld
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Government is never so noble as when it is addressing wrongs.
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