In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

Spiro Agnew

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Topic

Negativity American politics America

Speaker

Spiro Agnew

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Statement Type

Assonance

Language

English

Time

1970 1970s 20th century

Occupation

American Vice President Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Agnew, Spiro. Address in San Diego. California Republican Convention. 11 Sep. 1970, San Diego, CA, USA.

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