I know it is generally supposed that those who inherit wealth are in the best situation for a future happy life—I mean in this world—but I venture to think that the best legacy that can be left to a young man is a good education and a good character.
Bill Taft: “I know it is generally supposed that those who inherit wealth are in the best situation for a future happy life—I mean…”
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Address to the Students of the State Institute and College in Columbus, Mississippi
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