Quote by: Henry Adams

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it.


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Author Bio


  • NameHenry Adams
  • Descriptionjournalist, historian, academic, novelist
  • AliasesHenry Brooks Adams
  • BornFebruary 16, 1838
  • DiedMarch 27, 1918
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Novelist; Historian Of Modern Age; Historian; Writer
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography