Elmer Davis

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Born Monday 13 January 1890, died Sunday 18 May 1958

Professions: Author, Director, Journalist

Nationality: American

When a middle-aged man says in a moment of weariness that he is half dead, he is telling the literal truth.

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This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error.

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The first and great commandment is, don't let them scare you.

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This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

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One of the things that is wrong with America is that everybody who has done anything at all in his own field is expected to be an authority on every subject under the sun.

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This republic was not established by cowards; and cowards will not preserve it.

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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

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