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Of whom was it once said that they never opened their mouth without subtracting from the sum total of human knowledge?

Question #108468. Asked by BaronBatty.
Last updated Jan 24 2017.

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Response last updated by gtho4 on Jan 24 2017.
Sep 02 2009, 11:10 PM
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It's been a bad time for good debate. Thomas B. Reed, speaker of the House a century ago, once remarked of two woeful colleagues that "they never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

link http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-55349431.html
link http://europe.newsweek.com/deficit-leadership-165762







Response last updated by gtho4 on Jan 24 2017.
Sep 03 2009, 6:38 AM
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