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Henry Watterson: “The great man listened and replied: “I have noticed you scattering your means round here pretty freely but you haven’t…”

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The great man listened and replied: “I have noticed you scattering your means round here pretty freely but you haven’t said ‘turkey’ to me.
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Henry Watterson
Democratic · Kentucky

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Watterson quotes a famous statesman highlighting the transactional nature of politics.

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