On the record
DeWitt Clinton, with all his faults, and they were many and grave, had in him the gifts of a master and the capacity of a statesman.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement acknowledges the complex nature of DeWitt Clinton's political abilities despite his flaws.
Share
More from De Alexander
The absence of violent democratic innovations was the Constitution's remarkable feature.
And is it not needed when its taking helps us and hurts our enemy?
Thus far Conkling's success had been as unexpected as it was dazzling.
He represented Republican principles and aims more fully than any man in the country, but Thurlow Weed, looking into the future through the eyes of a practical politician, disbelieved in Republican success.
Other voices in this conversation
