Strength, the American way, is not manifested by threats of criminal prosecution or police state methods. Leadership is … - Margaret Chase Smith

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As an entertainer, a comedy guy, whatever, you're never gonna be truly 100-percent happy with anything.

Margaret Chase Smith

Strength, the American way, is not manifested by threats of criminal prosecution or police state methods. Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.

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