Insult of the Day.

Lord Sandwich: "Really, Mr. Wilkes, I don't know whether you'll die on the gallows or of the pox."
John Wilkes: "That will depend, my lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."

Insult of the Day.

Henry Clay: "I would rather be right than president."
Congressman Reed: "He doesn't have to worry. He'll never be either."