If worthless men are sometimes at the head of affairs, it is, I believ…

John Adams
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If worthless men are sometimes at the head of affairs, it is, I believe, because worthless men are at the tail and the middle ✨ John Adams, Benjamin Rush (1892). Old Family Letters: Copied from the Originals for Alexander Biddle... Series A-[B]
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