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John Lothrop Motley Quotes

American historian and diplomat (1814-1877)

John Lothrop Motley (April 15, 1814 – May 29, 1877) was an American historian, novelist and diplomat.

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Alternative Names: J. L. Motley • Hon. John Lothrop Motley

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Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.

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As long as he lived, he was the guiding-star of a whole brave nation, and when he died the little children cried in the street.

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Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty.

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