He had a habit of speaking his own mind, and instead of confining his thoughts to the committee room, or whispering them in the ears of a few alleged leaders, it was his custom to take the public into his confidence.
This quote highlights Alexander's view on the importance of transparency and public engagement in politics.
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Its attitude was strong, defiant, and its only purpose apparently was to create a public sentiment hostile to the extension of slavery.
But Tilden, conscious of the need of an anti-Tweed legislature, had surmised the Ring's plan as early as Tweed devised it, and he replied with firmness that everything beside the legislative ticket was of minor importance to him.
The act and the veto amounted to an appeal to the people, and in an instant the country was on fire.
An enthusiast broods over the oppression of a people, until he fancies himself commissioned by heaven to liberate them.
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