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James Garfield Quotes

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The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.
The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.
If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.
Battles are never the end of war; for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid.
I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came.
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.
History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning; its two eyes are geography and chronology.
The people are responsible for the character of their Congress.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
I believe in God, and I trust myself in His hands.