I do not mean that partisan preferences should hinder any public servant in the performance of a conscientious and patriotic official duty.
Warren G. Harding: “I do not mean that partisan preferences should hinder any public servant in the performance of a conscientious and…”
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Harding emphasizes that personal political preferences should not interfere with public service duties.
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