The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy. Rutherford B. Hayes More Quotes by Rutherford B. Hayes More Quotes From Rutherford B. Hayes It is a government of the people by the people for the people no longer it is a government of corporations by corporations for corporations Rutherford B. Hayes political government people The real difficulty is with the vast wealth and power in the hands of the few and the unscrupulous who represent or control capital. Hundreds of laws of Congress and the state legislatures are in the interest of these men and against the interests of workingmen. These need to be exposed and repealed. All laws on corporations, on taxation, on trusts, wills, descent, and the like, need examination and extensive change. This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations. Rutherford B. Hayes real men hands Every expert was once a beginner. Rutherford B. Hayes beginners experts To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible. Rutherford B. Hayes debt vote voting Must swear off from swearing. Bad habit. Rutherford B. Hayes swearing presidential habit Crimes increase as education, opportunity, and property decrease. Whatever spreads ignorance, poverty and, discontent causes crime.... Criminals have their own responsibility, their own share of guilt, but they are merely the hand.... Whoever interferes with equal rights and equal opportunities is in some real degree, responsible for the crimes committed in the community. Rutherford B. Hayes ignorance real responsibility The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best. Rutherford B. Hayes party president country Free government cannot long endure if property is largely in a few hands, and large masses of people are unable to earn homes, education, and a support in old age. Rutherford B. Hayes government home hands Every age has its temptations, its weaknesses, its dangers. Ours is in the line of the snobbish and the sordid. Rutherford B. Hayes weakness temptation age As friends go it is less important to live. Rutherford B. Hayes important Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier's occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone. Rutherford B. Hayes umpires war believe Let me assure my countrymen of the Southern States that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote their truest interest - the interests of the white and of the colored people both and equally and to put forth my best efforts in behalf of a civil policy which will forever wipe out in our political affairs the color line and the distinction between North and South, to the end that we may have not merely a united North or a united South, but a united country. Rutherford B. Hayes best-effort color country If a liberal policy towards the late Rebels is adopted, the ultra Republicans are opposed to it; if the colored people are honored, the extremists of the other wing cry out against it. I suspect I am right in both cases. Rutherford B. Hayes color wings people No man, however benevolent, liberal, and wise, can use a large fortune so that it will do half as much good in the world as it would if it were divided into moderate sums and in the hands of workmen who had earned it by industry and frugality. The piling up of estates often does great and conspicuous good.... But no man does with accumulated wealth so much good as the same amount would do in many hands. Rutherford B. Hayes wise men hands Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you. Rutherford B. Hayes voice-of-god conscience voice We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought not to interfere with the Government or with political parties. We believe that the cause of good government and the cause of religion both suffer by all such interference. Rutherford B. Hayes party religious believe Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise. Rutherford B. Hayes unjust praise men The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business. Rutherford B. Hayes enterprise successful winning The religion of the Bible is the best in the world. I see the infinite value of religion. Let it be always encouraged. A world ofsuperstition and folly have grown up around its forms and ceremonies. But the truth in it is one of the deep sentiments in human nature. Rutherford B. Hayes bible world religion I would honor the man who give to his country a good newspaper. Rutherford B. Hayes giving men country
