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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

5515 Daniel Webster 1782-1852 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5515
AUTHOR:Daniel Webster (1782–1852)
QUOTATION:I have read their platform, and though I think there are some unsound places in it, I can stand upon it pretty well. But I see nothing in it both new and valuable. “What is valuable is not new, and what is new is not valuable.”
ATTRIBUTION:Speech at Marshfield, Sept. 1, 1848. P. 433.