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John Jay Chapman was an American author known for his wit and social commentary. Born on March 2, 1862, he was a prominent figure in the literary world of his time. Chapman's work often focused on political and social issues, and he was a fierce critic of the political establishment. He passed away on November 4, 1933.

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“The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all of these movements is the instinct of religious feeling. All the obstruction comes from attempting to rely on anything else. Conciliation is the enemy.”

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Book:Practical Agitation

Source: Practical Agitation

“The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought.”

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Book:William Lloyd Garrison

Source: William Lloyd Garrison

“The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint. Each is a thing used in politics or music which those fellows who practice politics or music manipulate somehow. Show him one and he will deny that it is politics at all. It must be corrupt or he will not recognize it. He has only seen dried figs. He has only thought dried thoughts. A live thought or a real idea is against the rules of his mind.”

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Author:John Jay Chapman

“A political organization is a transferable commodity. You could not find a better way of killing virtue than by packing it into one of these contraptions which some gang of thieves is sure to find useful.”

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Book:Practical Agitation

Source: Practical Agitation

About the Author

Born: March 2, 1862
Died: November 4, 1933
Known for: Author
Quotes: 48

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Practical AgitationRelated source material

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