John Wilkes
John Wilkes
John Wilkeswas an English radical, journalist, and politician...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth17 October 1727
artists diversity excited
We are very excited about the diversity of artists and performances.
cleared cut food given trees water
We've patched some roofs, cut a lot of trees and cleared roads, and we've given out a lot of food and water and ice.
depends die either embrace mistress politics shall sir whether
Earl of Sandwhich . . .You shall either die of the pox or on the gallowsJohn Wilkes . . . That sir depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics
died mother
Tell my mother I died for my country. I did what I thought was best.
depends politics whether
That, sir, depends on whether I embrace your mistress or your politics.
african bestowed black blessings considered country formed framers god greatest held looking noble slavery white
This country was formed for the white not for the black man. And looking upon African slavery from the same stand-point, as held by those noble framers of our Constitution, I for one, have ever considered it, one of the greatest blessings that God ever bestowed upon a favored nation.
joy people souls
A people who souls are so little tuned to joy
people
A people whose souls are so little tuned to joy.