Political Quotes

Edward Everett preached a sermon when he was twenty-four years old before a large audience in the Representatives Chamber at Washington which was heard with breathless silence.

He proceeded to attack, to promote his own ambitions, the fair name and fame of the Commonwealth itself.

He would undoubtedly have taken a very high place in the public and official life of his generation if he had found himself in accord with either of the great political parties.

The large majority was made up of sensible, strong-headed country farmers, rather slow in making up their minds, but making them up always on considerations of what was best for the Commonwealth.