The remarks concerned the presidential election of 1880.
As quoted in The New York Times (12 February 1881).
1880s
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Veto message of Rivers and Harbor Bill (1882).
1880s
“The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.”
As quoted in Random Recollections of an Old Political Reporter, William C. Hudson (1911).
“Madam, I may be President of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damn business.”
To a temperance reformer.
Quoted in Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur, ch. 8, Thomas C. Reeves (1975).
1880s
“Experience has shown that the trade of the East is the key to national wealth and influence.”
Veto message of Chinese Exclusion Act (1882).
1880s
“Men may die, but the fabric of our free institutions remains unshaken.”
Said upon the death of President Garfield, as quoted in Messages and Papers of the Presidents, vol. 8 (1897).
1880s
As quoted in Recollections of Thirteen Presidents, John S. Wise (1906).
First annual message (1881).
1880s
“Honors to me now are not what they once were.”
Written on the death of his wife, Ellen. As quoted in Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur, ch. 8, Thomas C. Reeves (1975).
1880s
