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Ben Harrison: “I speak of these matters with freedom because the credit of this good work is not mine, but is shared by the heads of…”

On the recordNovember 30, 1890
I speak of these matters with freedom because the credit of this good work is not mine, but is shared by the heads of the several Departments with the great body of faithful officers and employees who serve under them.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Second Annual Message

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