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Letter "W" » Washington
«People come to Washington believing it's the center of power. I know I did. It was only much later that I learned that Washington is a steering wheel that's not connected to the engine.»
«In Washington, the first thing people tell you is what their job is. In Los Angeles you learn their star sign. In Houston you're told how rich they are. And in New York they tell you what their rent is.»
Author: Simon Hoggart
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About:
Houston,
Los Angeles,
New York,
Washington
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Keywords:
Angeles,
Houston,
rending,
rends,
rent,
rented,
renting,
rents,
rent out,
star sign,
Washington
«I love to go to Washington -- if only to be near my money.»
«If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog»
«Our best protection against bigger government in Washington is better government in the states»
«I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.»
«Many an American Congressman comes to Washington from a district attorney's office: you may be sure that he is seldom promoted because he has been jealous of the liberties of the citizen»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
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Critic,
Journalist)
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Keywords:
an American,
attorney,
attorneys,
congressman,
congressmen,
district,
districts,
district attorney,
jealous,
liberties,
promoted,
The District,
Washington
«I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.»
«Most (tax revisions) didn't improve the system, they made it more like Washington itself: complicated»
«I served with General Washington in the Legislature of Virginia... and... with Dr. Franklin in Congress. I never heard either of them speak ten minutes at a time, nor to any but the main point.»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Author,
President)
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Keywords:
at a time,
congress,
Dr.,
Dr,
franklin,
legislature,
Legislatures,
main,
point in time,
served,
Virginia,
Washington