Generally Speaking

Famous quotes containing the words generally speaking, generally and/or speaking:

    Here and there, human nature may be great in times of trial, but generally speaking it is its weakness and not its strength that appears in a sick chamber.
    Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic.
    James Madison (1751–1836)

    I suggested to them also the great desirability of a general knowledge on the Island of the English language. They are under an English speaking government and are a part of the territory of an English speaking nation.... While I appreciated the desirability of maintaining their grasp on the Spanish language, the beauty of that language and the richness of its literature, that as a practical matter for them it was quite necessary to have a good comprehension of English.
    Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)