I Have Never Advocated War Except As

It Was My Fortune, Or Misfortune, To Be Called To The Office Of Chief Executive Without Any Previous Political Training.

In Politics I Am Growing Indifferent - I Would Like It, If I Could Now Return To My Planting And Books At Home

I Would Suggest The Taxation Of All Property Equally, Whether Church Or Corporation, Exempting Only The Last Resting Place Of The Dead And Possibly, With Proper Restrictions, Church Edifices.

Whatever There Is Of Greatness In The United States, Or Indeed In Any Other Country, Is Due To Labor. The Laborer Is The Author Of All Greatness And Wealth. Without Labor There Would Be No Government, No Leading Class, And Nothing To Preserve.

...but For A Soldier His Duty Is Plain. He Is To Obey The Orders Of All Those Placed Over Him And Whip The Enemy Wherever He Meets Him.