Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 1437 |
AUTHOR: | Joseph Gurney Cannon (18361926) |
QUOTATION: | The Post Office Department is like a great root spreading many feet under ground and nourishing the mighty oak. It is the tap root of civilization. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Representative Uncle Joe Cannon, who was Speaker of the House from 19031911, served in the House for 46 years. |
SUBJECTS: | Postal Service |