Creative Quotations from . . .
Grover Cleveland
(1837-1908) born on Mar 18
US "president (22nd, 24th)". "He was the only President to be re-elected to two separate terms of office, 1885-89 and 1893-97; he worked to stabilize currency."
 
   
F
Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people."

R
"Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters."
A
No man has ever yet been hanged for breaking the spirit of a law.
N
"The Ship of Democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board."
K
He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that they in turn will care for the laboring poor.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In his veto of the Texas Seed Bill, 16 Feb 1887."
R: "Speech, 14 Jul 1886."
A: "In "Peerless Leader," by Hibben."
N: "In a letter to Wilson S. Bissell, 15 Feb 1894."
K: "In his annual message to Congress, 3 Dec 1988."



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