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George William Curtis

Hellman, George S. Dictionary of American Biography. Base Set. American Council of Learned Societies, 1928-1936. Reproduced in <cite>Biography Resource Center</cite>. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale, 2006. http://www.galenet.com/servlet/BioRC, 1928.
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book
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biography
Abstract

A brief biography of George William Curtis.

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Curtis, George

This biographical entry discusses Curtis' career as a journalist, travel writer, and orator.

During the war years, Curtis continued to write patriotic editorials and to give nationalist speeches. One of his most memorable talks was "Political Infidelity" in which he argued that "Any system, any policy, any institution, which may not be debated will overthrow us if we do not overthrow it."