John Sherman

If Grant intends to run for President I should be willing to come on, because my duties would then be so clearly defined that I think I could steer clear of the breakers--but now it would be impossible.

There is not room on board of one ship for more than one captain.

The result would be certain conflict, resulting in Grant's violent deposition, mine, or the President's.

Our relations have always been most confidential and friendly, and if, unhappily, any cloud of difficulty should arise between us, my sense of personal dignity and duty would leave me no alternative but resignation.

As the holder of a civil office, having the supervision of money appropriated by Congress, and of contracts for army supplies, I do think Congress, or the Senate by delegation from Congress, has a lawful right to be consulted.

If this political atmosphere can disturb the equanimity of one so guarded and so prudent as he is, what will be the result with one so careless, so outspoken, as I am?

Whereas in the west we made progress from the start, because there was no political capital near enough to poison our minds and kindle into light that craving itching for fame which has killed more good men than battles.

The danger now is that the mistakes of the Republicans may drift the Democratic party into power.

If you can keep free from committals to Johnson, you will surely as you live be called upon to act as President.

Now I see nothing short of universal suffrage and universal amnesty as the basis.

The great error of his life was in not acquiescing in and supporting the 14th amendment of the constitution in the 39th Congress.

This is more a question of prejudice than principle, but a voter has as much right to his prejudices as to his vote. . . .

Johnson is not a man of action but of theory, and so long as your party is in doubt as to the true mode of procedure, it would be at great risk that an attempt be made to displease the President by a simple law of Congress.

Whoever begins violent proceedings will lose in the long run.

I do think that it is best for all hands that his administration be allowed to run out its course without threatened or attempted violence.

The House properly made this distinction, and here the accusations against the President would have ended, but for his attempt, in violation of the constitution and law, to place General Lorenzo Thomas in an important office without the…

This imposing process was not authorized for misconduct, immorality, intoxication or neglect of duties, such as were alleged in the report of the committee, but only for high crimes or misdemeanors.

This decision of the House of Representatives against an impeachment on the charges then made was entirely justified.

If the supply is in excess of demand the price will fall, in spite of legislation.

The law of supply and demand regulates value.

This affects the price of every commodity, cotton, corn, or wheat as well as silver.

It is apparent that the chief cause of the fall of the market value of silver is its increased production.

It is strange, indeed, to see American newspapers eagerly maintaining the inviolability of the 'pound sterling,' when it has become entirely evident that the great monetary struggle of the future must lie between the British pound and the…

I trust that the industrial commission will enable the world to compute the value of all productions by the same standard, to measure by the same yard or meter, and weigh by the same scales.

People of different nations learn to respect each other as they find that their differences are the effect of social and local custom, not founded upon good reasons.