Famous quotes containing the words james, duke and/or years:
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“We have in the service the scum of the earth as common soldiers.”
—Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Wellington (1769–1852)
“There are those who say to you—we are rushing this issue of civil rights. I say we are 172 years late.”
—Hubert H. Humphrey (1911–1978)