10 Quotes & Sayings By Horace Greeley

Horace Greeley (1811-1872) was an American journalist, newspaper editor, and politician. His complete works were published in New York City by Harper & Brothers in 1872. He was the first editor of the New York Tribune, founded by his mentor, James Gordon Bennett. Greeley is best remembered for his editorials advocating strong national defense.

It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading...
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It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom. Horace Greeley
I am too sick to be out of bed, too...
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I am too sick to be out of bed, too crazy to sleep, and am surrounded by horrors. Horace Greeley
The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human...
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The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom. Horace Greeley
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While boasting of our noble deeds we're careful to concealthe ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we havenationalized a system of oppression which, though more refined, is not less cruel than the old system of chattel slavery. Horace Greeley
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Common sense is very uncommon. Horace Greeley
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The best use of a journal is to print the largest practical amount of important truth - truth which tends to make mankind wiser and thus happier. Horace Greeley
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The darkest hour of any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it. Horace Greeley
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The illusion that times that were are better than those that are has probably pervaded all ages. Horace Greeley
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Go West young man and grow up with the country. Horace Greeley