|defended [[Catholic]]ism and often went to church, saying that it gave him a standard for him to strive for personally
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|defended [[Catholic]]ism and often went to church, saying that it gave him a standard for him to strive for personally; Ruth also had a [[conservative]]-like skepticism of politicians, retorting when told he was asking for a salary greater than the president's: "I had a better year than he did."<ref>https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/12/28/better-year/</ref>