In 1897, two of the most famous residents of Hartford, Connecticut were Mark Twain and his friend and fellow writer Charles Dudley Warner, who was then editor of the local…
Category: Fred Shapiro
“Give me liberty or give me death!” – famous words Patrick Henry probably didn’t say…
In late March of 1775, the American Revolution had not yet started. The “shot heard ‘round the world” was still a few weeks away. But, to a growing number of…
“Wise Latina” and “Too big to fail” – two top quotes of 2009 that were actually uttered years ago
Every year, a number of “quotes of the year” lists are published. My favorite is the annual list issued by Fred R. Shapiro, editor of the excellent Yale Book of…