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Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war.
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A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
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