John C Breckinridge/mexican%e2%80%93american War

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    “One would never have guessed that the world had such a capacity for genuine grief. The most we can do is exploit our memories of his excellence.”
    —John Cheever (1912–1982)

    “Wonderful invention, the phonograph. Keeps a man alive long after he’s dead.”
    —P. J. Wolfson, and John L. Balderston (1899–1954)

    “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
    Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm LV (l. LV, 21–22)