"Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge."
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Quotes by George William Curtis
George William Curtis (1824-1892) was a prominent American writer, social reformer, and public speaker, whose eloquent advocacy for civil service reform and social justice left an indelible mark on 19th-century America. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he became a leading voice against political corruption and a champion of literary pursuits, editing influential publications like Harper's Weekly. Curtis’s commitment to equality and civil rights, coupled with his mastery of the written word, cements his legacy as a pivotal figure in the American literary and reform movements.
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"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle."
George William Curtis"Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where you are. The interview or conversation was prose at the time, but it is poetry in the memory."
George William Curtis