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The President of the United States of necessity owes his election to office to the suffrage and zealous labors of a political party, the members of which cherish with ardor and regard as of essential importance the principles of their party organization; but he should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves the country best.

Inaugural Address - 5 March 1877.

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The progress of society is mainly ... the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world.

Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes - 1922 - 1926. - Diary - 27 February 1890.

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Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.

Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes - 1922 - 1926. - Letter to his son, Scott R. Hayes - 8 March 1892.

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In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments.

Rutherford B. Hayes, and His America - 1954 by Harry Barnard.

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One of its - James A. Garfield’s assassination, lessons, perhaps its most important lesson, is the folly, the wickedness, and the danger of the extreme and bitter partisanship which so largely prevails in our country. This partisan bitterness is greatly aggravated by that system of appointments and removals which deals with public offices as rewards for services rendered to political parties or to party leaders. Hence crowds of importunate place-hunters of whose dregs Guiteau is the type. The required reform [of the civil service] will be accomplished whenever the people imperatively demand it, not only of their Executive, but also of their legislative officers. With it, the class to which the assassin belongs will lose their occupation, and the temptation to try “to administer government by assassination” will be taken away.

Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes - 1922 - 1926. - Letter to Emile Kahn - 1 October 1881.

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It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear.

Fourth State of the Union Address - 6 December 1880.

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Let me assure my countrymen of the Southern States that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote their truest interest - the interests of the white and of the colored people both and equally - and to put forth my best efforts in behalf of a civil policy which will forever wipe out in our political affairs the color line and the distinction between North and South, to the end that we may have not merely a united North or a united South, but a united country.

Inaugural Address - 5 March 1877.

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Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.

The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents - 1991 by William A. DeGregorio.

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We all agree that neither the Government nor political parties ought to interfere with religious sects. It is equally true that religious sects ought not to interfere with the Government or with political parties. We believe that the cause of good government and the cause of religion both suffer by all such interference.

Speech, Marion, Ohio - 31 July 1875.

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The only road, the sure road to unquestioned credit and a sound financial condition is the exact and punctual fulfilment of every pecuniary obligation, public and private, according to its letter and spirit.

Speech at New England Society Dinner, Brooklyn - 21 December 1880.

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