John Webster Quotes
Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.
Webster, John. The Duchess of Malfi. 1623. Act 2, sc. 3.
Characterizing White House Chief of Staff and fellow Republican Donald T. Regan:
It was not successful militarily and Brown and his followers were hanged, but they rapidly became martyrs to the cause of freedom and abolition. As such they inspired not only abolitionists but many of the Northern soldiers in the Civil War. There were verses to the Battle Hymn of the Republic which were often sung by the Union Troops.”
John Webster (c. 1580 – c. 1632) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and career overlapped Shakespeare's.
