“ Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink. ”
John Hay on Lincoln: He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.
~ John Taliaferro
John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.
Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid. John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt
John Hay points to our our history of getting lost in suffering when, so close together were pain and antidote.
