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Trump: Words to ponder from 133 years ago

An open letter to President Trump:

“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.”

— Frederick Douglass, upon the inauguration of the 22nd U.S. president (Democrat Grover Cleveland) on April 4, 1885.

Mr. President: Let us begin.

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