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# Harriet Blaine

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James Gillespie Blaine was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, served as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875, and was a United States senator from 1876 to 1881. He served twice as Secretary of State

##  Quotes by Harriet Blaine

> [“I do not think he (Chester Arthur) knows anything. He can quote a verse from poetry or a page from Dickens or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-blaine/i-do-not-think-he-chester-arthur-knows-anything-he-can-quote-a-verse/)

[Harriet Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-blaine/)

[Anti-intellectualism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-intellectualism/)

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