I think that saving a little child And bringing him to his own, Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne. - John Hay

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I think that saving a little child
And bringing him to his own,
Is a derned sight better business Than loafing around the throne.

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About John Hay

John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. He served as United States Secretary of State from 1898 to 1905 under presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

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