Rutherford B. Hayes

Quotes

• “Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for...”
• “Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier's occu...”
• “Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power ...”
• “The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serv...”
• “Do not let your bachelor ways crystallize so that you can't soften them when you come to have a wife and a family of you...”
• “It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear.”
• “No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.”
• “Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise.”
• “The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.”
• “Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.”