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One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.
William Weld
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William Weld
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 31
Lawyer
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Smithtown
New York
William F. Weld
William Floyd Weld
William Floyd Bill Weld
William Weld
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