Thomas Brackett Reed Quotes

American politician (1839-1902)

Thomas Brackett Reed (October 18, 1839 – December 7, 1902), occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and also from 1895–1899. He was a powerful leader of the Republican Party, and during his tenure as Speaker of the House, he served with greater influence than any Speaker who came before, and he forever increased its power and influence for those who succeeded him in the position.

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Alternative Names: Thomas B. Reed • Thomas Reed • Tom Reed • Thomas Brackett Reed Jr.

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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.

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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 Quotes

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