Quotes by : John Taliaferro

He did not so much follow his father's example as his father's vision.

Beaten armies always shout, "TREASON!

Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt....

Henry Adams observes that John Hay has the ability to take the world as a whole rather than pulling it....

When we get to Heaven, we can try a monarchy, perhaps." John Hay

Because we have only one (life) we go about blundering along him nervous haste.

John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, "so close together were pain and....

In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address....

John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger....

I like to introduce myself, because THEN I can get in all the facts." The usually self-deprecating John....