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Breckenridge, he said: "Bob, when you and I graduated, you took to the pulpit and I to the bottle, and I have stuck to my text a good deal closer than you have to yours!
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “Breckenridge, he said: "Bob, when you and I graduated, you took to the pulpit and I to the bottle, and I have stuck to…”
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Stevenson shares a humorous anecdote about a friend's life choices and their consequences.
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