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All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are

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"All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged"

- Spiro T. Agnew

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This quote is written / told by Spiro T. Agnew between November 9, 1918 and September 17, 1996. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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