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James A. Garfield Quotes about War

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

War, Battle, Cost

Garfield, James A. (1882). “The works of James Abram Garfield. Volume 2”, p.610, Best Books on

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Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.

James A. Garfield

War, Home, Doors

"Lincoln and Garfield: Their Words Resonate" by Carl M. Cannon, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 19, 2015.

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Ideas are the great warriors of the world, and a war that has no idea behind it, is simply a brutality.

James A. Garfield

War, Ideas, Brutality

Garfield, James A. (1882). “The works of James Abram Garfield. Volume 2”, p.360, Best Books on

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It would convert the Treasury of the United States into a manufactory of paper money. It makes the House of Representatives and the Senate, or the caucus of the party which happens to be in the majority, the absolute dictator of the financial and business affairs of this country. This scheme surpasses all the centralism and all the Caesarism that were ever charged upon the Republican party in the wildest days of the war or in the events growing out of the war.

James A. Garfield

Country, War, Party

"Financial Catechism and History of the Financial Legislation of the United States from 1862-1896". Book by S. M. Brice, Cuthbert Vincent, 1882.

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A nation is not worthy to be saved if, in the hour of its fate, it will not gather up all its jewels of manhood and life, and go down into the conflict however bloody and doubtful, resolved on measureless ruin or complete success.

James A. Garfield

War, Fate, Jewels

Garfield, James A. (1882). “The works of James Abram Garfield. (2 Volumes) Volume 1”, p.29, Best Books on

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