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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 1999
Knowles, managing editor of the "Oxford Quotations" dictionaries, has compiled 5000 quotations from the past 100 years. The quotes are actually from 1914 forward, with the outbreak of World War I used as the "cultural watershed" for inclusion in this new dictionary. Arranged alphabetically by author, the quotes run the gamut from political speeches ("Ask not what your country can do for you") to advertising slogans ("Where's the beef?"). Each entry lists author, birth/death dates, and date and source of th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More