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Desire People Politics

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'

- Rutherford B. Hayes

Other quotes by Rutherford B. Hayes

Truth Being People

The truth is, this being errand boy to one hundred and fifty thousand people tires me so by night I am ready for bed instead of soirees.

- Rutherford B. Hayes
Performance Duty

To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.

- Rutherford B. Hayes
Survival

The unrestricted competition so commonly advocated does not leave us the survival of the fittest. The unscrupulous succeed best in accumulating wealth.

- Rutherford B. Hayes
Appearance

In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.

- Rutherford B. Hayes
Happiness

The independence of all political and other bother is a happiness.

- Rutherford B. Hayes
Content Thought People

I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people.

- Rutherford B. Hayes

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Politics

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I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.

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