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I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.

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Woodrow Wilson
Age: 67 †
Born: 1856
Born: December 28
Died: 1924
Died: February 23
28Th U.S. President
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