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The first and great commandment is: Don't let them scare you.
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This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
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When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.
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All young people want to kick up their heels and defy convention; most of them would prefer to do it at a not too heavy cost.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Elmer Davis
Born:
January 13, 1890
Died:
May 18, 1958
(aged 68)
Bio:
Elmer Davis was a news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
Known for:
The Golden Twenties (1950)
My American Wife (1936)
Report from the Aleutians (1943)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950 – 1952)
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