More from James A. Garfield

  1. I am about to assume the great trust which you have committed to my hands. I appeal to you for that earnest and thoughtful support which ma…
  2. All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.
  3. The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law. For the good of the service itself, for the pro…
  4. Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you …
  5. Enterprises of the highest importance to our moral and material well-being unite us and offer ample employment of our best powers. Let all …
  6. History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning; its two eyes are geography and chronology.
  7. My countrymen, we do not now differ in our judgment concerning the controversies of past generations, and fifty years hence our children wi…
  8. I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

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