Preston Brooks Quotes
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But, sir, they have written me down upon the history of the country as worthy of expulsion, and in no unkindness I must tell them that for all future time my self-respect requires that I shall pass them as strangers.
Preston Brooks
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Author Details:
Type:
Politician Quotes
Category:
American Politician Quotes
Date of Birth:
August 5, 1819
Date of Death:
January 27, 1857
Nationality:
American
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