Boston Mayoral Election

Famous quotes containing the words boston and/or election:

    “In Boston they ask, “How much does he know?” In New York, “How much is he worth?” In Philadelphia, “Who were his parents?””
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)

    “Savages cling to a local god of one tribe or town. The broad ethics of Jesus were quickly narrowed to village theologies, which preach an election or favoritism.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)