Quotes by Thomas Starr King

About Thomas Starr King:

Thomas Starr King is sometimes referred to as "the orator who saved the nation."
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Though I weigh only 120 pounds, when I'm mad, I weigh a ton.

Thomas Starr King

I pledged California to a Northern Republic and to a flag that should have no treacherous threads of cotton in its warp, and the audience came down in thunder.

Thomas Starr King

The Man Without a Country, was an orator no one could silence and no one could answer.

Thomas Starr King

What a privilege it is to be an American!

Thomas Starr King

Do not weep for me.

Thomas Starr King

I know it is all right. I wish I could make you feel so, I wish I could describe my feelings.

Thomas Starr King

What a year to live in! Worth all other times ever known in our history or any other.

Thomas Starr King

It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.

Thomas Starr King

Author Bio

  • NameThomas Starr King
  • DescriptionAmerican artist
  • BornDecember 17, 1824
  • DiedMarch 4, 1864
  • CountryUnited States Of America