James A. Garfield

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter read more

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave read more

If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, -- it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never read more

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.

Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its read more

Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit, its life.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.