Henry Cabot Lodge: “His head did not turn when fame came to him and choruses of admiration sounded in his ears, for he was neither vain nor…”

But his own personal ideals he never attempted to thrust upon the world until the day came when they were to be translated into realities of action.

His ideal of public service was to be found in his life, and as his life drew to its close he had to meet his ideal of sacrifice face to face.

Of all the ideals that lift men up, the hardest to fulfill is the ideal of sacrifice.

He preached unceasingly the familiar morals which lie at the bottom of both family and public life.