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> [The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint. Each is a thing used in politics or music which those fellows who practice politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/the-average-educated-man-in-america-has-about-as-much-knowledge-of/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

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## More by John Jay Chapman

> [If you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it by a sign language. Whether your vehicle be commerce,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/if-you-are-to-reach-masses-of-people-in-this-world-you-must-do-it-by/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our armchair - why, this is the desideratum of mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/a-vision-of-truth-which-does-not-call-upon-us-to-get-out-of-our/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Too much agreement kills the chat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/too-much-agreement-kills-the-chat/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried leaves at the age of forty? Certainly there is.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/is-there-something-in-trade-that-desiccates-and-flattens-out-that/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same - hardihood. Give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/everybody-in-america-is-soft-and-hates-conflict-the-cure-for-this/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [There are lots of people who can't think seriously without injuring their brains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/there-are-lots-of-people-who-can-t-think-seriously-without-injuring/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [As for boredom ... I notice that it leaves me as soon as I am doing something that has got to be done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/as-for-boredom-i-notice-that-it-leaves-me-as-soon-as-i-am-doing/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [A political organization is a transferable commodity. You could not find a better way of killing virtue than by packing it into one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/a-political-organization-is-a-transferable-commodity-you-could-not/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We too are the victims of our own contemplation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/our-goodness-comes-solely-from-thinking-on-goodness-our-wickedness/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/the-fact-that-a-man-is-to-vote-forces-him-to-think-you-may-preach-to/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/the-average-educated-man-in-america-has-about-as-much-knowledge-of/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Attack another's rights and you destroy your own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/attack-another-s-rights-and-you-destroy-your-own/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which he condemns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/i-want-to-find-someone-on-the-earth-so-intelligent-that-he-welcomes/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [Good government is the outcome of private virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/good-government-is-the-outcome-of-private-virtue/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

> [The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-jay-chapman/the-short-lesson-that-comes-out-of-long-experience-in-political/)

[John Jay Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-jay-chapman/)

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