The name-parted-in-the-middle aristocrats act in just the s… - George W. Plunkitt

" "
The name-parted-in-the-middle aristocrats act in just the same way. They don’t want to be annoyed with firecrackers and the Declaration of Independence, and when they see the Fourth comin’ they hustle off to the woods like my dog. p. 71

George W. Plunkitt

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About George W. Plunkitt

George Washington Plunkitt (17 November 1842 – November 19, 1924) was a New York State Senator and, as a member of Tammany Hall, a ward boss for the Fifteenth Assembly District.

Also Known As

Alternative Names: George Washington Plunkitt

All quotes from George W. Plunkitt Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like George W. Plunkitt:

Harry S. Truman Adlai Stevenson II Robert A. Heinlein Benjamin Disraeli Theodore Roosevelt

Additional quotes by George W. Plunkitt

I honestly believe that drink is the greatest curse of the day, except, of course, civil service, and that it has driven more young men to ruin than anything except civil service examinations. p. 78

Before then when a party won, its workers got everything in sight. That was somethin’ to make a man patriotic. p. 14

The Raines liquor law is infamous. It takes away nearly all the profits of the saloonkeepers, and then turns in a large part of the money to the State treasury to relieve the hayseeds from taxes. p. 84

The name-parted-in-the-middle aristocrats act in just the same way. They don’t want to be annoyed with firecrackers and the Declaration of Independen… - George W. Plunkitt

About George W. Plunkitt

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by George W. Plunkitt

Enhance Your Quote Experience