Jerry L. Litton - Our country cannot function when its people have

Our country cannot function when its people have lost faith; be it faith in God, faith in their country, faith in their leaders, or faith in its system.

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Jerry L. Litton, 1937-1976, U. S. Congressman (Democrat, MO), Quoted in The Congressional Record, March 24, 1993

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Jerry L. Litton

Born: May 12, 1937
Died: August 3, 1976
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Biography

Jerry Lon Litton was an American Democratic politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Missouri and later died with his wife and two children while en route via a small plane to the victory party after winning Missouri's state Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

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