When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments.
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.
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Henry Hallam, Historian (1777) |
Tom Hanks, Actor (1956) |
King Hassan II, Royalty (1929) |
June Jordan, Writer (1936) |
Washington Allston, Artist (1843) |
Georges Bataille, Writer (1962) |
Benjamin Cardozo, Judge (1938) |
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