Quotes by : John Taliaferro

He had no desire to grandstand for his country or himself.

John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire....

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

In Washington, the venerable were often vulnerable.

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....

Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.