“[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET,… — Elizabeth Varon New orleans Copy Share Image
![“[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867.” quote by Elizabeth Varon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a5a/elizabeth-varon-235463_new-orleans_the-object-of-politics-is-to-relieve-the_519760.jpg)