Famous quotes containing the words defeated and/or singleton:
“If I am defeated for the next nomination, I think it will be by [Charles Evans] Hughes. And I dont think he will allow his name to be used unless he really feels that I have no chance to win. I do not think Theodore Roosevelt will allow his name to come before the convention.”
—William Howard Taft (18571930)
“When the sword of rebellion is drawn, the sheath should be thrown away.”
—quoted in letter, Aug. 6, 1775, by painter John Singleton Copley on the subject of the American Revolution. British proverb.
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