Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayeswas the 19th President of the United States. As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth4 October 1822
CityDelaware, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Rutherford B. Hayes quotes about
voting debt vote
To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible.
religious believe party
We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought not to interfere with the Government or with political parties. We believe that the cause of good government and the cause of religion suffer by all such interference.
voice voice-of-god conscience
Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.
successful winning enterprise
The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business.
vices mediocrity virtue
Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice.
bayonets policy
My policy is trust peace and to put aside the bayonet.
california romance gold
The California fever is not likely to take us off.... There is neither romance nor glory in digging for gold after the manner of the pictures in the geography of diamond washing in Brazil.
honesty son loss
Honesty, good intentions and industry, you will have of course. Without these your career would soon end with the loss of your good name. But you must be ambitious to be a good deal more. Webb Hayes, his son, went on to found what had become the Union Carbide Corporation.
assessment views organization
No officer should be required or permitted to take part in the management of political organizations, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns. Their right to vote and to express their views on public questions, either orally or through the press, is not denied, provided it does not interfere with the discharge of their official duties. No assessment for political purposes on officers or subordinates should be allowed.
public-service jolly beggar
I am a freeman and jolly as a beggar.
army noble way
I regard the inflation acts as wrong in all ways. Personally I am one of the noble army of debtors, and can stand it if others can. But it is a wretched business.
destiny america soldier
The sacred obligation to the Union soldiers must not--will not be forgotten nor neglected.... But those who fought against the Nation cannot and do not look to it for relief.... Confederate soldiers and their descendants are to share with us and our descendants the destiny of America. Whatever, therefore, we their fellow citizens can do to remove burdens from their shoulders and to brighten their lives is surely in the pathway of humanity and patriotism.
reform thorough should
The reform [of the civil service] should be thorough, radical, and complete.
insane desire getting-high
The melancholy thing in our public life is the insane desire to get higher.