A treasure trove of more than 2,000 profound, thought-provoking declarations and observations features a splendid variety of political, scientific, social, and literary voices. Drawn from citations made during the twentieth century by speakers before Congress, it quotes and international array of historic figures, including Paine, Milton, Emerson, Marx, Napoleon, Dickens, and Churchill.

"Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2010, is an unabridged republication of the work first published as Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations Requested from the Congressional Research Service in 1989 by the Library of Congress. A New Preface by James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress, has been specially prepared for the Dover edition. Both the original Preface and Foreword have been omitted from this edition."--Title page verso.