George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city, and it tingles down to the feet of every man, whether he comes from Washington State, or Los Angeles, or Texas, when he comes and…

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Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

Politics makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of...

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news...

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

They take the paper and they read the headlines, so they've heard of unemployment and...

They take the paper and they read the headlines, so they've heard of unemployment and...