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Rutherford B. Hayes: “The obligation of the public faith transcends all questions of profit or public advantage.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 1878
The obligation of the public faith transcends all questions of profit or public advantage.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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