The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Vice-Presidency is more prestigious than expected.
- In plain terms
- This role is a greater honor than I imagined.
- What can you take from it?
- Honor comes from unexpected places.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What honor do you hold?
- What do you value?
Another view
The role carries less power and prestige than imagined.
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What a pleasant lot of fellows they are. What a pity they have so little sense about politics. If they lived North the last one of them would be Republicans.
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