Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air … - Alexander Pope

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I read all these stories that I don't know anything about politics. But I must know something. I've had some good victories in Congress, and I've survived this town for four years.

Alexander Pope

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

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