John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5515 Daniel Webster 1782-1852 John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 5515 |
AUTHOR: | Daniel Webster (1782–1852) |
QUOTATION: | I have read their platform, and though I think there are some unsound places in it, I can stand upon it pretty well. But I see nothing in it both new and valuable. “What is valuable is not new, and what is new is not valuable.” |
ATTRIBUTION: | Speech at Marshfield, Sept. 1, 1848. P. 433. |