Bringing Down the Colonel Quotes

“The notorious conduct of congressmen and public men in Washington is a national disgrace and the women are now thoroughly awakened on the subject and are determined to demand a better order of things.”
― Patricia Miller, Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington

“Gentlemen of the jury, take this case and dispose of it,” he said as the courtroom burst into laughter.”
― Patricia Miller, Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington