John Jay Chapman, Practical Agitation (1900), ch.7
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You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.
— John Jay on Nathaniel Hawthorne
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Nathaniel Hawthorne" (Misattributed)
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About John Jay
John Jay (12 December 1745 – 17 May 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, and jurist, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
About John Jay
John Jay (12 December 1745 – 17 May 1829) was an American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, and jurist, who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
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