Yes, Marcus Porcius Cato was the senator who ended his speeches with the phrase "Carthage must be destroyed."
Marcus Porcius Cato
Cato the Elder.
It would be very difficult to determine the number of speeches John F. Kennedy gave. He likely gave thousands of speeches while a senator and president.
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Roman senator Cato the Elder.
the Roman senator Cato the Elder.
There being a Senator who said Carthage must be destroyed was just propaganda.
Cato the Elder ended every speech with - "Furthermore, I think that Carthage must be destroyed".
A filibuster is a long speech by a Senator that stops a bill's passage. It is a parliamentary procedure that dates back to ancient Rome where the senator Cato the Younger often used this tactic.
Charles Sumner was the statesman from Massachusetts who attacked slavery in his speeches. He served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts from April 24, 1851 to March 11, 1874.
Cato the Elder.
Truman made many public speeches in Missouri when running for political positions before he was elected senator and when he was running for a position in the Senate.