There is nothing more foolish, nothing less dignified than to indulge in boastfulness, in self-glorification as to the capacity of our soldiers and sailors while denying them the material which we are in honor bound to give them in order that their splendid natural qualities shall be fitly supplemented.
Address at the Banquet Tendered Him by the Union League Club of San Francisco, California
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Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
The American people by a great plurality have conferred upon you the highest honor in their gift.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
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