The Ship Of Democracy, Which Has Weathered

No Man Has Ever Yet Been Hanged For Breaking The Spirit Of A Law.

Well, My Dear Fellow What Did You Expect, Champagne?

The Friendliness And Charity Of Our Countrymen Can Always Be Relied Upon To Relieve Their Fellow Citizens In Misfortune.

I Believe That The Public Temper Is Such That The Voters Of The Land Are Prepared To Support The Party Which Gives The Best Promise Of Administering The Government In The Honest, Simple, And Plain Manner Which Is Consistent With Its Character And Purposes. They Have Learned That Mystery And Concealment In The Management Of Their Affairs Cover Tricks And Betrayal. The Statesmanship They Require Consists In Honesty And Frugality, A Prompt Response To The Needs Of The People As They Arise, And A Vigilant Protection Of All Their Varied Interests.

A Man Of True Honor Protects The Unwritten Word Which Binds His Conscience More Scrupulously, If Possible, Than He Does The Bond A Breach Of Which Subjects Him To Legal Liabilities, And The United States, In Aiming To Maintain Itself As One Of The Most Enlightened Nations, Would Do Its Citizens Gross Injustice If It Applied To Its International Relations Any Other Than A High Standard Of Honor And Morality.