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The prevailin' weakness of most public men is to Slop over. G.…
Quote byCharles Farrar Browne · 1834–1867
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fourth of July Oration..
English (original)
The prevailin' weakness of most public men is to Slop over. G. Washington never slopt over.
— Charles Farrar Browne
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