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The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld QUOTES

The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld QUOTES

1 " You pay your money and you takes your choice. "

― Herbert Asbury , The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld

2 " Until the Civil War there was scarcely a man in public life in New Orleans or Louisiana who had not fought at least one duel; most of them had engaged in several. "

― Herbert Asbury , The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld

3 " Brave men don't fight for nothing, like children.' protested Howell's (Major Joe Howell) friend. 'We want to know what we are fighting about. If we are wrong we may apologize. "

― Herbert Asbury , The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld