111 Quotes by Stephen Vincent Benét

  • Author Stephen Vincent Benét
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    You call my candidate a horse thief, and I call yours a lunatic, and we both of us know it's just till election day. It's an American custom, like eating corn on the cob. And, afterwards, we settle down quite peaceably and agree we've got a pretty good country - until next election.

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    We cannot be a house divided - divided in will, divided in interest, divided in soul. We cannot be a house divided and live.

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