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The Fine Art of Bloviation

The Fine Art of Bloviation

by Mike Purdy | Dec 14, 2015 | Abraham Lincoln, Campaigns, Quotes, Speeches, Warren Harding

Foreshadowing what many would later say about the nation’s 29th president, Warren G. Harding’s propensity to use too many meaningless words, Abraham Lincoln once wrote about someone with whom he differed on issues as follows: “He can compress more...

Jefferson on Doing His Country the Most Good

by Mike Purdy | Aug 11, 2011 | Quotes, Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson wrote that:He who would do his country the most good…must go quietly with the prejudices of the majority until he can lead them into reasonIt’s a good reminder that in politics, we need leaders who will be patient, practical, and not...
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