Quotes by Chester A. Arthur

About Chester A. Arthur:

Chester Alan Arthur was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States (1881–1885); he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece of his administration.
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I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business.

Chester A. Arthur

The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.

Chester A. Arthur

As is natural with contiguous states having like institutions and like aims of advancement and development, the friendship of the United States and Mexico has been constantly maintained.

Chester A. Arthur

The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand.

Chester A. Arthur

It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

Chester A. Arthur

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

Chester A. Arthur

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.

Chester A. Arthur

Author Bio

  • NameChester A. Arthur
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 21st president of the United States (in office from 1881 to 1885)
  • AliasesChester Alan Arthur; Chester Arthur
  • BornOctober 5, 1829
  • DiedNovember 18, 1886
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer