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I have never been able to decide just where in these sixty square miles that make up the District the mischief lies that seems to play the devil with the most of us who have been afflicted with birth here. Certain it is that few of the native-born have ever attained anything in the way of success, and I am conspicuously not one of the few. There seems to be an enervation, a sort of mental malaria afloat, that lays waste, kills, or perverts any energy or am bitiou that nature might have endowed us with.
I don't know just what I expected to do with my life when I came home after graduation. I may have had some ideas on the subject be fore I left my alma mater, but, if so, as soon as I felt the lazy, paralyzing atmosphere of my na tive place again, everything became uncomfort ably vague, and, although I was confronted with the fact that I had my own living to earn, I was just about as much in the dark as to how I was going to do it as the traditional unborn babe. I know I had a pretty bad quarter of an hour, which somehow has managed to stretch itself over the best part of my life so far.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. In this intriguing memoir, the author recounts a tumultuous year as the private secretary to a powerful Washington, D.C. Secretary who employs him for a baffling array of tasks, some familiar and others far beyond the typical scope of his position. Witnessing firsthand the complexities of politics and power, the author shares candid insights into the motivations and machinations of those at the pinnacle of American government. Through the Secretary's family life, the author gains a rare glimpse into the personal struggles and aspirations of those grappling with the conflicting demands of personal ambition and family harmony, revealing the profound influence these tensions have on the public figures we see on the national stage. The book provides a unique and captivating perspective on the world of politics, morality, and the complexities of human relationships within it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780243145287_0
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