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“One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.”

Quote by David F. Houston

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David F. Houston

David F. Houston, born on February 17, 1866, and died on September 2, 1940, was a prominent American politician and fiscal expert who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury. He had a significant impact on the field of American finance. more

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