Lost Colony

Famous quotes containing the words lost and/or colony:

“Nothing genuinely historical was ever lost in this country. For this reason we have two ruling parties: villains and fools.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

““Tall tales” were told of the sociability of the Texans, one even going so far as to picture a member of the Austin colony forcing a stranger at the point of a gun to visit him.”
—Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)