Grover Cleveland Quotes

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• Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

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  Offending, People, Political

  Grover Cleveland, United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland), United States. President (1893-1897 : Cleveland) (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

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• In calm water every ship has a good captain.

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  Water, Captains, Ships

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• A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

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  Government, People, Justice

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• Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.

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  Government, People, Support

  Grover Cleveland (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids”

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• A cause worth fighting for is worth fighting for to the end.

  Grover Cleveland

  Fighting, Causes, Worth Fighting For

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• Men and times change-but principles-never.

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  Men, Principles

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• The laws should be rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigration of a servile class to compete with American labor, with no intention of acquiring citizenship, and bringing with them and retaining habits and customs repugnant to our civilization.

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  Law, Civilization, Class

  Grover Cleveland, United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland), United States. President (1893-1897 : Cleveland) (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

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• The ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those aboard.

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  Storm, Democracy, Boards

  "The American Mercury" Magazine, Volume 93, 1961.

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• Above all, tell the truth.

  Grover Cleveland

  Presidential, Telling The Truth

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• It is said that the quality of recent immigration is undesirable. The time is quite within recent memory when the same thing was said of immigrants who, with their descendants, are now numbered among our best citizens.

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  Memories, Quality, Immigration

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• The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune. This has been repeatedly and quite lately demonstrated. Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the Government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character, while it prevents the indulgence among our people of that kindly sentiment and conduct which strengthens the bonds of a common brotherhood.

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  Character, Government, Expectations

  Grover Cleveland (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids”

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• Under our scheme of government the waste of public money is a crime against the citizen.

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  Government, Citizens, Waste

  Grover Cleveland (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids”

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• A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

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  Inspirational Life, Lying, Patriotic

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid.

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  Powerful, Men, People

  Grover Cleveland, United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland), United States. President (1893-1897 : Cleveland) (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

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• What is the use of being elected or re-elected unless you stand for something?

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  Use, Stand For Something

  "An Honest President". Book by H. Paul Jeffers, 2000.

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• Our citizens have the right to protection from the incompetency of public employees who hold their places solely as the reward of partisan service.

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  Citizens, Rewards, Protection

  Grover Cleveland, United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland), United States. President (1893-1897 : Cleveland) (1968). “Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

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• Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again.

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  Government, Federal Government

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• It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.

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  Responsibility, Government, Support

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• At times like the present, when the evils of unsound finance threaten us, the speculator may anticipate a harvest gathered from the misfortune of others, the capitalist may protect himself by hoarding or may even find profit in the fluctuations of values; but the wage earner - the first to be injured by a depreciated currency and the last to receive the benefit of its correction - is practically defenseless.

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  Wisdom, Evil, Hoarding

  United States. President (1893-1897 : Cleveland), Grover Cleveland (1895*). “Special message, August 8th, 1893. Extract from third annual message, December 2nd, 1895”

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• We will not forget that Liberty has made her home here, nor shall her chosen altar be neglected...A stream of light shall pierce the darkness of ignorance and mans oppression until Liberty enlightens the world.

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  Home, Ignorance, Light

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• Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours.

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  Women, Long Ago, Civilization

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• All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.

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  Teaching, Patriotic, Godly

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity.

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  Country, Presidential, Watches

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• WHATEVER YOU DO, TELL THE TRUTH.

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  Telling The Truth

  "An Honest President". Book by H. Paul Jeffers, 2000.

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• It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.

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  Running, Principles, Defeated

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