It is said that it is far more difficult to hold and maintain leadership (liberty) than it is to attain it. Success is a ruthless competitor for it flatters and nourishes our weaknesses and lulls us into complacency. We bask… — Samuel J. Tilden Copy Share Image
I was never a Republican, because those gentlemen, distinguished as they are, have only one real interest, and that is the making of special laws in order to protect their fortunes. I also know they have no compassion for the masses of the people in this country who are without money and who are, many of them, without food or… — Samuel J. Tilden Copy Share
It is said that it is far more difficult to hold and maintain leadership (liberty) than it is to attain it. Success is a… — Samuel J. Tilden Copy Share Image
New York [cannot] remain the center of commerce and capital for this continent, unless it has an independent bar and an honest judiciary. — Samuel J. Tilden Copy Share Image
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