Carter Glass famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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A liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's money.
-- Carter Glass -
Is there any reason why the American people should be taxed to guarantee the debts of banks, any more than they should be taxed to guarantee the debts of other institutions, including merchants, the industries, and the mills of the country?
-- Carter Glass
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No one man is superior to the game.
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When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' But I was one-and-twenty No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, `The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.' And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
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Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
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Take it from me, every vote counts.
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Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones and pray for the ones who don't know? Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble, and sob for the ones left below?
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If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.
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I love to read poetry but I haven't written anything that I'm willing to show anybody.
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If you're not willing to sound stupid you don't deserve to be in love.
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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
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There is a big difference in wanting to and willing to.
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