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[among The Books He Chooses, A Statesman] Ought To Read Interesting Books On History And Government, And Books Of Science And Philosophy; And Really Good Books On These Subjects Are As Enthralling As Any Fiction Ever Written In Prose Or Verse.

I Have A Perfect Horror Of Words That Are Not Backed Up By Deeds.

To Announce That There Must Be No Criticism Of The President... Is Morally Treasonable To The American Public.

... Looked At From The Standpoint Of The Ultimate Result, There Was Little Real Difference To The Indian Whether The Land Was Taken By Treaty Or By War. ... No Treaty Could Be Satisfactory To The Whites, No Treaty Served The Needs Of Humanity And Civilization, Unless It Gave The Land To The Americans As Unreservedly As Any Successful War.

Freedom From Effort In The Present Merely Means That There Has Been Effort Stored Up In The Past.