A government is for the benefit of all the people. ✨ William Howard Ta…

William Howard Taft
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A government is for the benefit of all the people. ✨ William Howard Taft (2004). Liberty Under Law and Selected Supreme Court Opinions, p.12, Ohio University Press
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