Political Quotes

Each of these children represents either a potential addition to the productive capacity and the enlightened citizenship of the nation, or, if allowed to suffer from neglect, a potential addition to the destructive forces of the community.

an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol, in the city of Washington, on the 4th day of March next, at 12 o'clock noon

I do not recommend any appropriation for their services, but only for the expenses that will be required to finish the task that they have begun.

This of course meant the destruction of economy and efficiency for purely political considerations.