I do not believe in erecting statues to those who still live in our hearts, whose bones have not yet crumbled in the earth around ...us, but I would rather see the statue of Captain Brown in the Massachusetts State-House yard than that of any other man whom I know. I rejoice that I live in this age, that I am his contemporary.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is an old saying in the town that "most any fellow with a chaw in his jaw can sit on his front porch and spit down the chimney ...of a neighbor's house."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
In Tsegihi, In the house made of dawn,... In the house made of the evening twilight, In the house made of the dark cloud, ... Oh, male divinity! With your moccasins of dark cloud, come to us.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
At the Denver House, a hastily erected log structure roofed and partitioned with canvas, described by Horace Greeley in 1859 as "T...he Astor House of the Gold Fields," orchestra leader Jones and his spirited men were interrupted by sporadic but not unforeseen bursts of gunfire that sent them diving for shelter behind a low iron-plated enclosure. Before the smoke had fairly cleared away, they were up again desperately playing and singing: Ha, boys, ho! Ain't you glad you're out of the wilderness, Ain't you glad you're out of the wilderness? Ha, boys, ho!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The structure was designed by an old sea captain who believed that the world would end in a flood. He built a home in the traditio...nal shape of the Ark, inverted, with the roof forming the hull of the proposed vessel. The builder expected that the deluge would cause the house to topple and then reverse itself, floating away on its roof until it should land on some new Ararat.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I incline to think that the people will not now sustain the policy of upholding a State Government against a rival government, by ...the use of the forces of the United States. If this leads to the overthrow of the de jure government in a State, the de facto government must be recognized.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Utah is the only State that gives condemned men a choice between death by hanging or before a firing squad. Most prisoners prefer ...the firing squad, but one obstinate convict in 1912 elected to be hanged because "hanging is more expensive to the state."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Mr. Christian, it is about time for many people to begin to come to the White House to discuss different phases of the coal strike.... When anybody comes, if his special problem concerns the state, refer him to the governor of Pennsylvania. If his problem has a national phase, refer him to the United States Coal Commission. In no event bring him to me.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
To fight oppression, and to work as best we can for a sane organization of society, we do not have to abandon the state of mind of... freedom. If we do that we are letting the same thuggery in by the back door that we are fighting off in front of the house.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »