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
These are people who mostly work service jobs and who just couldn't get out. But New Orleans is important ... , so it'll get fixed back up.
I have never, ever seen anything like this, ... I even see some faces I recognize.
This budget reflects the dramatic growth in our county and the commitment we have to our staff and employees.
One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
A statesman is a successful politician who is dead.
Politics is mostly pill-taking.
The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch.
The only justification of rebellion is success.
They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.
There is, and always has been, one tremendous ruler of the human race - and that ruler is that combination of the opinions of all, the leveling up of universal sense which is called public sentiment. That is the ever-present regulator and police of humanity.
If there's one thing for which I admire you, it's your original discovery of the Ten Commandments.
To say that a thing has never yet been done among men is to erect a barrier stronger than reason, stronger than discussion.