(1842–1924) [Definition of “honest graft”]: I seen my opportunities and I took 'em.(quoted in William L. Riordan, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall [1905])[subject: Crime, Criminals, & Detectives]
Reformers Only Morning Glories.(title of speech, c.1900)[subject: Politics & Politicians]
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