"The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages."
— Horace Greeley

January 1, 1970

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Editors from the United StatesMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesJournalists from New HampshireUnited States presidential candidates, 1872
Original Language: English

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As quoted in The American Conflict, A History of the Great Rebellion (1864).