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“The representatives of business interests are the men to start this enterprise among our people and bring them to a full realization of the very grave seriousness of this war, to make them feel that we are in this war to win, and the probability is that our entering this war is going to be the deciding factor, and that the burden of the success is going to rest upon the United States.”

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John J. Pershing
John J. Pershing

John J. Pershing was an American military officer renowned for his command during World War I. He was born on September 13, 1860, and died on July 15, 1948. more

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