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“The task of government is not to stop selfish striving, which is a hopeless task, but to harness it for the public good.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexander Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As quoted by Ron Chernow in Hamilton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes that is Mt Hood in the distance. We had stopped at a dairy to buy something and I had time to frame this photo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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