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Ben Harrison: The safety of the Republic is an intelligent citizenship, and the increased interest manifested in the States in…

On the recordSeptember 2, 1892
The safety of the Republic is an intelligent citizenship, and the increased interest manifested in the States in education, the cheerfulness with which the necessary taxes are paid by all classes.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Letter Accepting the Presidential Nomination

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