Harrison

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    The Prospero of poisons, the Faustus of the front,
    bringing mental magic to modern armament.
    —Tony Harrison (b. 1953)

    The admission of the States of Wyoming and Idaho to the Union are events full of interest and congratulation, not only to the people of those States now happily endowed with a full participation in our privileges and responsibilities, but to all our people. Another belt of States stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)

    After so many historical illustrations of the evil effects of abandoning the policy of protection for that of a revenue tariff, we are again confronted by the suggestion that the principle of protection shall be eliminated from our tariff legislation. Have we not had enough of such experiments?
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)