George W. Norris Quotes


Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders.


Citations

Norris, George W. "Speech Against the Declaration of War." Congressional Record, 65th Congress, 1st Session, vol. 55, 4 Apr. 1917, p. 213.

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George W. Norris
George W. Norris
  • Born: July 11, 1861
  • Died: September 2, 1944
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Lawyer

George William Norris was a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 1913, and five terms in the United States Senate, from 1913 until 1943. He served four terms as a Republican and his final term as an independent. Norris was defeated for re-election in 1942.