Not in Chicago, in the heat of June, but at the ballot-boxes of the Republic, in the quiet of November, after the silence of deliberate judgment, will this question be settled. And now, gentlemen of the Convention, what do we want?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Real decisions happen at the ballot box through calm judgment, not in conventions.
- In plain terms
- Voting in November decides things, not conventions in June.
- What can you take from it?
- Patient voting is where real decisions happen.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does patience always lead to better decisions?
- How do you know what you want?
Another view
This assumes voters are always deliberate, which is not always true.
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