Democrat Grover Cleveland was America's last conservative president. He preached and practiced the maxim that ‘the people must support the government, but the government must not support the people.' (Ilana Mercer)

Democrat Grover Cleveland was America's last conservative president. He preached and practiced the maxim that ‘the people must support the government, but the government must not support the people.'

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