Walt Whitman — "I am a Democrat, but I don't believe in the Democratic party."
I am a Democrat, but I don't believe in the Democratic party.
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Attributed, often cited as from a conversation or interview. Precise source can be elusive.
Date: Undated, likely 1860s-1870s
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