5 Horace Greeley Quotes on History

Horace Greeley quotes on history

1. The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.

3. The Republic needed to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering: so these came and did their work and the verdure of a new national life springs greenly, luxuriantly, from their ashes.

4. A widow of doubtful age will marry almost any sort of a white man.

5. I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers; what I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats.

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7. Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.