Quote#Wisdom
The Democratic Party may be described as a common sewer and loathsome…
Quote byOliver P. Morton · 1823–1877
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Arraignment of the Democratic Party (June 1866), As contained in Treason Exposed: Record of the Disloyal Democracy (1866), Republican Party (Ind.) State Central Committee, p. 3.
English (original)
the Democratic Party may be described as a common sewer and loathsome receptacle into which is emptied every element of treason
— Oliver P. Morton
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