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Allow me to congratulate you, gentlemen, upon the harmony and personal kindness which have so generally prevailed throughout this Hall. It must remain a source of unmixed pleasure to us all, that our conflicts of opinion here, however fierce they may occasionally have been, were not allowed materially to disturb our social relations; and that now, having finished our work, we part in peace. This House stands adjourned …

This quotation had no memorable significance at the time it was made, but has historical meaning for us as a result of the comity contrast of the Congressmen then when compared with the viciousness and hyperpartisanship of the Congresses of the early 21st century.

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Linn Boyd

Born: November 22, 1800
Died: December 17, 1859
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Linn Boyd (also spelled "Lynn") was a prominent US politician of the 1840s and 1850s, and served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. Boyd was elected to the House as a Jacksonian from Kentucky from 1835 to 1837 and again as a Democrat from 1839 to 1855, serving seven terms in the House. Boyd County, Kentucky is named in his honor.

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