There is not any remarkable genius or remarkable brilliancy needed; what is needed in governing ourselves is the exercise of just exactly the same qualities that make a man a decent neighbor, a decent husband, a decent father.
Remarks in Texline, Texas
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I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.
Like all other good citizens, I accept the result with entire good humor and contentment.
the fate of the leader for the time being is of little consequence, but the cause itself must in the end triumph, for its triumph is essential to the well-being of the American people.
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