John Lothrop Motley

John Lothrop Motley (April 15, 1814 – May 29, 1877) was an American historian, novelist and diplomat.

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"Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty."

- John Lothrop Motley

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"As long as he lived, he was the guiding-star of a whole brave nation, and when he died the little children cried in the street."

- John Lothrop Motley

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"Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries."

- John Lothrop Motley

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