Political Quotes

I care for the great deeds of the past chiefly as spurs to drive us onward in the present.

Every special interest is entitled to justice—full, fair, and complete—and, now, mind you, if there were any attempt by mob-violence to plunder and work harm to the special interest, whatever it may be, that I most dislike, and the wealthy…

I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.

I absolutely agree with you that this matter is not one to be decided with any reference to the personal preferences or interests of any man, but purely from the standpoint of the interests of the people as a whole.