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Herbert Hoover

(1874—1964)

U.S. President

Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.

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Herbert Hoover

(1874-1964) U.S. President, in 1951 All men are equal before fish. www.english-slang.com

have one's ear

[have one's ear] {v. phr.} To have access to someone in power; receive audiences rather frequently. * /The national security advisor has the president's ear./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

George Herbert Walker Bush

(1924--) U.S. President I have opinions of my own--strong opinions--but I don't always agree with them. www.english-slang.com

G.K. Chesterton

(1874-1936) English author Twenty million young women rose to their feet with the cry "We will not be dictated to," and promptly became stenographers. www.english-slang.com

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