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.
James A. GarfieldIf wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.
James A. GarfieldTo all our means of culture is added the powerful incentive to personal ambition, no post of honor is so high but the poorest may hope to reach it.
James A. GarfieldIn my judgment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen, to prohibit within its jurisdiction all criminal practices ... Nor can any ecclesiastical organization be safely permitted to usurp in the smallest degree the functions and powers of the National Government.
James A. Garfield