In my judgment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen, to prohibit within its jurisdiction all criminal practices ... Nor can any ecclesiastical organization be safely permitted… — James A. Garfield Copy Share Image
Mankind have been slow to believe that order reigns in the universe-that the world is a cosmos and a chaos. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Coercion is the basis of every law in the universe,--human or divine. A law is not law without coercion behind it. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
..remember that under our institutions there was no middle ground for the negro race between slavery and equal citizenship. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce and when you realize that the entire… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
“Jika kerut merut mesti tertera di dahi kita, biarlah mereka tidak tertera di hati kita. Jiwa kita jangan pernah menjadi tua.” — James A. Garfield Copy Share
The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
In the long, fierce struggle for freedom of opinion, the press, like the Church, counted its martyrs by thousands. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Battles are never the end of war; for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid. — James A. Garfield Copy Share
Men are tending to materialism. Houses, lands, and worldly goods attract their attention, and as a mirage lure them on to death. Christianity, on… — James A. Garfield Copy Share
“If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should not grow old.” — James A. Garfield Copy Share
