A Strife of Interests
The feud
The feud
A string of insults on the House floor ignited the feud between James G. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling that dominated the politics of the Gilded Age.
A Strife of Interests
The title of this podcast devoted to the politics, personalities, and issues of the Gilded Age comes from The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce’s delightful lexicon of words and phrases compiled in book form in 1906. Bierce defined politics as “A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”
The title of this podcast devoted to the politics, personalities, and issues of the Gilded Age comes from The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce’s delightful lexicon of words and phrases compiled in book form in 1906. Bierce defined politics as “A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”Appears in episode
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