Monday, March 18, AD 2024 9:02pm

Quotes Suitable for Framing: Philander Knox

“I think, it would be better to keep your action free from any taint of legality.”

Attorney General Philander Knox’ response when President Theodore Roosevelt asked him to craft a legal defense for American actions which led to the independence of Panama and the treaty between Panama and the United States for the construction of the Panama Canal.  Hurrah for Theodore Roosevelt, the father of Panamanian independence and the Panama Canal!

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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Tuesday, March 14, AD 2017 6:05am

I always love your history lessons, Donald, even if I rarely comment on them. Kindly keep up the good work.

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