Quote#World
I am the most misunderstood and misrepresented of men. Misrepresented…
Quote byIsaac Parker · 1838–1896
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: September 1, 1896; reported in Alton Pryor, The Lawmen (2006), p. 103..
English (original)
I am the most misunderstood and misrepresented of men. Misrepresented because misunderstood.
— Isaac Parker
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