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Bill Taft: Love of country, love of family, love of God—it is difficult to classify these affections of the human heart and soul…

On the recordMay 29, 1911
Love of country, love of family, love of God—it is difficult to classify these affections of the human heart and soul, for they so melt into each other that the one who has most of one has most of all.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Memorial Day Address at Arlington Cemetery

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