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I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. the turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of america.
-Benjamin Franklin
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I Wish The Bald Eagle Had Not

Benjamin Franklin
I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. the turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of america.
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