13+ James Garfield Quotes On Congress

James Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881 until his death by assassination on September 19, 1881. He was a Republican from Ohio and the last president to be born in a log cabin. He is known for his accomplishments in civil rights, education reform, and economic development during his brief time in office. Following is our collection on famous quotes by James Garfield on congress.

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it. — James Garfield

The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions. — James Garfield

I have had many troubles, but the worst of them never came. — James Garfield

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. — James Garfield

Ideas control the world. — James Garfield

Poverty is uncomfortable; but 9 times out of 10 the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and be compelled to sink or swim. — James Garfield

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up. — James Garfield

I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else. — James Garfield

Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is because the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature ... If the next centennial does not find us a great nation...it will be because those who represent the enterprise, the culture, and the morality of the nation do not aid in controlling the political forces. — James Garfield

I am not willing that this discussion should close without mention of the value of a true teacher. Give me a log hut, with only a simple bench, Mark Hopkins on one end and I on the other, and you may have all the buildings, apparatus and libraries without him. — James Garfield

Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification. They grow stiff in the joints. They get in a rut. They go to seed. — James Garfield

History is the unrolled scroll of prophecy. — James Garfield

If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old. — James Garfield