Horace Porter quotes
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“Grant began by expressing a hope that the war would soon be over, and Lee replied by stating that he had for some time been anxious to stop the further effusion of blood, and he trusted that everything would now be done to restore harmony and conciliate the people of the South. He said the emancipation of the Negroes would be no hindrance to the restoring of relations between the two sections of the country, as it would probably not be the desire of the majority of the Southern people to restore slavery then, even if the question were left open to them.”
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“A mugwump is a person educated beyond his intellect.”
-- Horace PorterSource : "A Bon-Mot in Cleveland Blaine Campaign", (1884), as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 610-13, 1922.
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“Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England.”
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“Be moderate in everything, including moderation.”
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Source : A J P Taylor (1974). “The First World War: An Illustrated History”, p.15, Penguin UK
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“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
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Source : "Naţionalitatea în artă" ("Nationality in Art") by A. C. Cuza, Bucureşti: Cartea Romaneasca, 1905.
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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 555, 1895.
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Source : "Saudi: US Iraq presence illegal". news.bbc.co.uk. March 29, 2007.
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