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John James Ingalls

John James Ingalls
(1833–1900) The purification of politics is an iridescent dream.(article, New York World, 1890)[subject: Politics & Politicians]
A state that has three counties when the tide is out, and two when it is in.(speech, U.S. Senate, c.1885)[subject: Delaware]


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