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"After an existence of nearly twenty years of almost innocuous desuetude these laws are brought forth."
Message, March 1, 1886.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"It is a condition which confronts us--not a theory."
Annual Message, 1887.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"I have considered the pension list of the republic a roll of honor."
Veto of Dependent Pension Bill, July 5, 1888.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
"Party honesty is party expediency."
Interview in New York Commercial Advertiser, Sept. 19, 1889.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain