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Thomas Brackett Reed
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“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils of the world can be cured by legislation.”
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted by George W. Stimpson in A Book About American Politics (1952)
“How to dodge a bicycle”
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Russell, you do not understand the theory of the five minute debate. The object is to convey to the House in the space of five minutes either information or disinformation. You have consumed several periods of five minutes this afternoon without doing either.”
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge”
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source