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    The Know Nothings were a nativist political movement in the United States in the 1850s, officially known as the Native American Party before 1855, and...
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    "I know that I know nothing" is a saying derived from Plato's account of the Greek philosopher Socrates: "For I was conscious that I knew practically nothing...
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    The term Know-Nothing Riot has been used to refer to a number of political uprisings of the Know Nothing Party in the United States of the mid-19th century...
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    Democrat James Buchanan defeated Republican nominee John C. Frémont and Know Nothing nominee Millard Fillmore. The main issue was the expansion of slavery...
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    The Baltimore Know-Nothing riots of 1856 occurred in Baltimore, Maryland between September and November of that year. The Know-Nothing Party gained traction...
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    Webster had no real chance of winning the election, but even the new Know-Nothing party endorsed Webster and Jenkins, nominating them without even their...
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  • activities, a desire he expresses with his catchphrase, "I know (see, hear) nothing, nothing!" Hogan and his crew often openly discuss or carry out their...
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    catchphrase, "I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!" (or, more commonly as the series went on, "I know nothing, nothing!"). Banner was born 28...
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    restrictions on immigration policies and other actions including violence. The Know Nothing party was a nativist political party in the mid-1850s. It carried many...
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    post he held from 1859 to 1863. In 1855, Colfax considered joining the Know Nothing Party because of the antislavery plank in its platform. He was chosen...
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  • Father Knows Nothing may refer to: "Father Knows Nothing (Three's A Crowd)", an episode of Three's a Crowd "Father Knows Nothing", an episode of The Good...
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  • and drinks in Arthur's local pub, the Horse and Groom and is owner of Know-Nothing Bozo the Non-Wonder Dog. The Wise Old Bird is the leader of the Bird...
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  • anti-Catholic Know Nothing movement, which eventually organized itself into the American Party. Both the Republican Party and the Know-Nothings portrayed...
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    Massachusetts, who had been elected as a Know Nothing but was now largely identified with the Republicans. The southern Know Nothings supported first Humphrey Marshall...
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    Glaser co-hosted the podcast We Know Nothing with comedian Phil Hanley and roommate/musician Anya Marina. We Know Nothing is a humorous relationship-based...
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  • departs, Melisandre repeats Ygritte's saying and final words to Jon, “You know nothing, Jon Snow.” Shireen asks Stannis if he is ashamed of her deformity from...
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    Winston won his second term as governor. John A. Winston At the time, the Know Nothing Party was known as the American Party. George D. Shortridge Dubin, Michael...
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    who voted for president and vice president. Maryland voted for the Know Nothing candidate, former president Millard Fillmore, over the Democratic candidate...
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    party included Whigs, Free Soil members, American Party members or Know Nothings, the People's Party of Indiana, Anti-Nebraska candidates, disaffected...
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  • the word "nativism" itself coined by 1844, and the formation of the Know Nothing Party. In the late 19th century, going into the early 20th, nativism...
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    Millard Fillmore (category New York (state) Know Nothings)
    Fillmore's presidency, he and many in its conservative wing joined the Know Nothings and formed the American Party. Despite his party's emphasis on anti-immigration...
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  • mid-nineteenth-century political parties in the United States, most notably the Know Nothing party, which saw Catholic immigration from nations such as Germany and...
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    A$AP Rocky and Denzel Curry. On 9 November 2022, Slowthai released "I Know Nothing". On 25 January 2023, Slowthai released the single "Selfish" and announced...
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    Party realignments continued. In 1856, the Whig Party disbanded, the Know Nothing movement declined, and its vehicle, the American Party, began to collapse...
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    interaction. In the 1840s and 50s, the anti-Catholic, anti-immigrant Know Nothing movement targeted Irish Catholics in Boston. In the 1860s, many Irish...
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    Sam Houston (category Know-Nothing United States senators)
    nativist and unionist Know Nothing movement. The Whig Party had collapsed after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, and the Know Nothings and the anti-slavery...
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    has written songs of his own. Tracks such as "The Score", "Know Nothing" and "Good for Nothing" were all penned by Payne and have featured as b-sides on...
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    pride or overconfidence, often in combination with arrogance I know that I know nothing – Famous saying by Socrates Illusion of explanatory depth – Form...
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    launching his "Pub Landlord" persona (which he describes as a "know-all know-nothing blowhard who knows the answer to every question even though he hasn't been...
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    for disavowing knowledge, a claim encapsulated in the saying "I know that I know nothing". This is often attributed to Socrates on the basis of a statement...
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