But just as he had fully gathered the reins of government in his hands, and sent forth the uncompromising demand for honesty and integrity from all officials, and while preparing to enforce that demand, the assassin's bullet paralyzed his power and arrested the much-needed work of reform.
Jacobs laments the tragic interruption of Garfield's reform efforts due to his assassination.
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Every act of legislation ought by clear and accurate provisions cover every element of the subject matter stated in the title.
Thus, while I was a hard man to beat, I was always beaten, fairly, or unfairly.
The matter is well considered and in most cases clearly stated; but the delivery is often dull, listless and without animation.
The human judgment is imperfect--and prescience is limited--hence any approach to perfection in the system itself, or in its administrative provisions, is a matter of evolution of slow growth--and of the survival of the fittest.
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