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Memorial Day Address at Arlington Cemetery

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May 29, 1911

Love of country, love of family, love of God—it is difficult to classify these affections of the human heart and soul, for they so melt into each other that the one who has most of one has most of all.

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Aug 14, 1911

No honest, clear-headed man, however great a lover of popular government, can deny that the unbridled expression of the majority of a community converted hastily into law or action would sometimes make a government tyrannical and cruel.

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Aug 14, 1911

We believe that this benefit is best accomplished by popular government, because in the long run each class of individuals is apt to secure better provision for themselves through their own voice in government than through the altruistic interest of others, however intelligent or philanthropic.

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Aug 14, 1911

If I sign this joint resolution, I do not see how I can escape responsibility for the judicial recall of the Arizona constitution.

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