Colin Powell quote ✍️

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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.
Poet’s word, with inverted comma, for the end of the day
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E
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E
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N
Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
NEE
Hint 3 another clue
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