John Mercer Patton

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    “Think of what our Nation stands for,
    Books from Boots’ and country lanes,
    Free speech, free passes, class distinction,
    Democracy and proper drains.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

    “A woman’s a two-face
    A worrisome thing who’ll lead ya t’ sing the blues in the night.”
    —Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)

    “A mechanism of some kind stands between us and almost every act of our lives.”
    —Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 3, ch. 2 (1962)