Creative Quotations from . . .
Benjamin Harrison
(1833-1901) born on Aug 20
US 23rd president. His election was decided by the electoral college even though the popular vote favored Grover Cleveland.
 
   
F
Will it not be wise to allow the friendship between nations to rest upon deep and permanent things? . . . Irritations of the cuticle must not be confounded with heart failure.

R
"I knew that my staying up would not change the [election] result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event."
A
The bud of victory is always in the truth.
N
Great lives never go out; they go on.
K
I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "North American Review," Mar 1901."
R: "Responding to why he went to be early on election night; in "As I Knew Them," by Stoddard."
A: "Speech, 18 Sep 1888."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."



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