Quotes by Rutherford B. Hayes

About Rutherford B. Hayes:

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States (1877–1881). As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform, and attempted to reconcile the divisions left over from the Civil War and Reconstruction.
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Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power to execute itself; indeed, it seems to execute itself.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.

Rutherford B. Hayes

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

Rutherford B. Hayes

Unjust attacks on public men do them more good than unmerited praise.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier's occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone.

Rutherford B. Hayes

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

Rutherford B. Hayes

No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.

Rutherford B. Hayes

The truth is, this being errand boy to one hundred and fifty thousand people tires me so by night I am ready for bed instead of soirees.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Author Bio

  • NameRutherford B. Hayes
  • DescriptionAmerican politician, 19th president of the United States (in office from 1877 to 1881)
  • AliasesRutherford Birchard Hayes; Rutherford Hayes
  • BornOctober 4, 1822
  • DiedJanuary 17, 1893
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer; Politician; Officer