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It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.

Henry Ford

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.

James K. Polk

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

Robert E. Lee

There's nothing left to do but get drunk.

Franklin Pierce Adams

What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

Popular culture

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

Jean-Baptiste Say

He serves his party best who serves the country best.

Rutherford B. Hayes

A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck.

James A. Garfield

A public office is a public trust.

Attributed to Roman law and American statesmen

That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.

Benjamin Harrison