I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.

Quote by James A Garfield

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The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student...

The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student...

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a...

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a...

Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.

Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.

There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.

Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.

The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the...

The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the...

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came

I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall...

I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall...

The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really...

The President is the last person in the world to know what the people really...

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came

I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came

Suicide is not a remedy.

Suicide is not a remedy.

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

Few men in our history have ever obtained the Presidency by planning to obtain it.

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small...

If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small...

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck