Attempt

Attempt

Attempt was originally an offence under the common law of England.

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Famous quotes containing the word attempt:

    Religion, oh, just another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art.
    Ezra Pound (1885–1972)

    The recent attempt to secure a charter from the State of North Dakota for a lottery company, the pending effort to obtain from the State of Louisiana a renewal of the charter of the Louisiana State Lottery, and the establishment of one or more lottery companies at Mexican towns near our border, have served the good purpose of calling public attention to an evil of vast proportions.
    Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)

    Illness is a clumsy attempt to arrive at health: we must come to nature’s aid with intellect.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)