“ If he could be hard on kings and cabinets, he was invariably kind to his colleagues. ”
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
Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.
