Quote by Margot Asquith
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. – Margot Asquith

Other quotes by Margot Asquith

There is nothing more perplexing in life than to know at what point you should surrender your intellect to your faith. – Margot Asquith

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Faith
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The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week. – Margot Asquith

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Liberty
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From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war. – Margot Asquith

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War
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Columbus Day
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Columbus had all the spirit of a crusader, and, at the same time, the investigating nature of a modern man of science. – Edmund Arthur Helps

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Columbus Day

Illegal aliens have always been a problem in the United States. Ask any Indian. – Robert Orben

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Columbus Day

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. – André Gide

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Columbus Day

Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at. – Author Unknown

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Columbus Day

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I believe that my own Christian faith does indeed make universal claims. – Timothy Radcliffe

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Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. – David Joseph Schwartz

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