Henry David Thoreau? George S. Boutwell? Taylor Caldwell? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: George S. Boutwell was a U.S. politician who campaigned to end slavery and later became president of the Anti-Imperialist League. He objected to the annexation of the Philippines. The following statement has been attributed to him: Every ambitious would-be empire clarions it …
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Quote Origin: The Budget Should Be Balanced; The Treasury Should Be Refilled
Marcus Tullius Cicero? Taylor Caldwell? Otto E. Passman? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: In 2011 a host on the cable channel CNN said this: Is America still the land of opportunity, or is it Rome before the fall? You decide. Cicero is believed to have said something like this in 55 B.C. “The arrogance of …
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Quote Origin: We Are Never Alone. Not When the Night Is Darkest, the Wind Coldest
Taylor Caldwell? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Taylor Caldwell wrote several best-selling books. Two of her novels were made into popular television mini-series: “Testimony of Two Men” and “Captains and the Kings”. I found a quotation attributed to her that fits with this holiday season: I am not alone at all, I thought. I was …
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