Familiar Quotations- Passages, Phrases and proverbs traced to their sources, by John Bartlett and pub. by Blue Ribbon Books. First pub. in 1875 this is a 1919 edition. Book has yellowing pages getting a bit brittle and one index page is folded, but is in good condition. Nice and solid. 1454 pp. In fact, let me quote you from the book something one of our founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin said: quote: "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" unquote. Aren't we now considering giving up some of our rights and liberties to better fight against terrorism in our country? I guarantee you that this book will challenge you and make you think.
