Thomas Reed
Thomas Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed, occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and also from 1895–1899. He was a powerful leader of the Republican Party, and during his tenure as Speaker of the House, he served with greater influence than any Speaker who came before, and he forever increased its power and influence for those who succeeded him in the position...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 October 1839
CountryUnited States of America
To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.
If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.
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One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
The only justification of rebellion is success.