Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER:
363
AUTHOR:
William Ewart Gladstone (1809–98)
QUOTATION:
Show me the manner in which a nation or a community cares for its dead. I will measure exactly the sympathies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals.
ATTRIBUTION:
Attributed to WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.—“Successful Cemetery Advertising,” The American Cemetery, March 1938, p. 13. Unverified.
