God give us men. A time like this demands Strong minds great hearts true faith and ready hands! Men whom the lust of office does not kill Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy Men who possess opinions and a will Men who love honor men who cannot lie.
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J. G. Holland was a 19th-century American author. Josiah Gilbert Holland was an American novelist, essayist, poet and spiritual mentor to the Nation in the years following the Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia →

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