Quote#Wisdom
Russell, you do not understand the theory of the five minute debate.…
Quote byThomas Brackett Reed · 1839–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: His response to the statements of rep John Russell.
English (original)
Russell, you do not understand the theory of the five minute debate. The object is to convey to the House in the space of five minutes either information or disinformation. You have consumed several periods of five minutes this afternoon without doing either.
— Thomas Brackett Reed
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