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Respectfully quoted : a dictionary of quotations

Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Publisher: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, Inc., 2010.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English : Dover edView all editions and formats
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A treasure trove of more than 2,000 profound, thought-provoking declarations and observations features a splendid variety of political, scientific, social, and literary voices. Drawn from citations made during the twentieth century by speakers before Congress, it quotes and international array of historic figures, including Paine, Milton, Emerson, Marx, Napoleon, Dickens, and Churchill.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
ISBN: 9780486472881 0486472884
OCLC Number: 319491230
Notes: "Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2010, is an unabridged republication of the work first published as Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service in 1989 by the Library of Congress. A New Preface by James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress, has been specially prepared for the Dover edition. Both the original Preface and Foreword have been omitted from this edition."--Title page verso.
Description: xxii, 520 pages ; 26 cm
Responsibility: compiled by the Library of Congress ; with a new preface by James H. Billington.
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A treasure trove of more than 2,000 profound, thought-provoking declarations and observations features a splendid variety of political, scientific, social, and literary voices. Drawn from citations made during the twentieth century by speakers before Congress, it quotes and international array of historic figures, including Paine, Milton, Emerson, Marx, Napoleon, Dickens, and Churchill.

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