Lowell, James Russell -- “For an Autograph,” Under the Willows and Other Poems (1868)

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:01:00 +0000

Though old the thought and oft exprest,
‘Tis his at last who says it best.

James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American diplomat, essayist, poet
“For an Autograph,” Under the Willows and Other Poems (1868)

Roosevelt, Theodore -- Essay (1900-06), “Latitude and Longitude Among Reformers,” The Century Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 2

Dave — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:06:23 +0000

A caustic observer once remarked that when Dr. Johnson spoke of patriotism as the last refuge of a scoundrel, “he was ignorant of the infinite possibility contained in the word ‘reform.'”

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Essay (1900-06), “Latitude and Longitude Among Reformers,” The Century Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 2
(Source)

See Johnson.

Collected in Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses (1902).

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Lowell, James Russell -- “For an Autograph,” Under the Willows and Other Poems (1868)

Roosevelt, Theodore -- Essay (1900-06), “Latitude and Longitude Among Reformers,” The Century Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 2