Talk of this kind appealed to the pessimist who believes a legislator is always for sale, but Speaker Younglove, an assemblyman of long experience, knowing that good committee appointments were more potent than other influences, tactfully withheld the announcement of his committees.
This statement underscores the belief that effective committee appointments can outweigh other political influences, highlighting strategic decision-making in politics.
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No, Sirs! we know very little of the art of war, and General Scott a great deal.
And what have I to lose by withdrawing and leaving the party unembarrassed?
This reckless claim amazed his friends as much as it aroused his enemies, and he at once became the object of most cutting reproaches.
If Clinton was the Hampden of the colonial period, Robert Yates could well be called its Pym.
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