Famous quote by Claiborne Pell

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"The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people"

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This quote is written / told by Claiborne Pell between November 22, 1918 and January 1, 2009. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

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