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1. I thought that George Washington said "The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away". Apparently, I was wrong! Can you tell me who actually said this?
2. I just knew that I had this one right. I said that Bill Clinton said this phrase: "Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor". Again, I was wrong! Who could have said this?
3. "Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease" was said by Abraham Lincoln - or at least so I thought. Again I was wrong! I believed the teacher made a mistake on this one, but there was nothing I could do. So if he didn't say it, who did?
4. I remembered from my notes that "No nation is fit to sit in judgment upon any other nation" was said by Herbert Hoover. I guess I must have written it down wrong, because again it was marked incorrect. Which president could have said this?
5. "Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error" is a quote by Millard Fillmore. Nope, once again I was wrong. Can you tell me who said this?
6. If I remembered correct, John Adams said "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader". I guess my memory wasn't working that day because I also got that question wrong. Will you tell me the president who actually said this?
7. I thought that James Madison said "Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination". I guessed it wrong again! Which president actually spoke these words?
8. It was obvious to me that Grover Cleveland said "Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time". It was also obvious that I got that wrong too! This was actually said by which U.S. president?
9. After narrowing my choices, I decided that it was Harry S. Truman who uttered these words: "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock". I should have picked a different choice because that was the wrong one. Will you please tell me the correct president?
10. The final question of the test asked which U.S. president said "I walk slowly, but I never walk backward". I answered George H. W. Bush, but that was also wrong. Can you tell me which president actually said this?
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