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Chester A. Arthur

Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885; he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was the centerpiece of his administration.

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As is natural with contiguous states having like institutions and like aims of advancement and development, the friendship of the United States and Mexico has been constantly maintained.

Advancement, Friendship, Having, Institutions, United States

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

Evil, Expenditure, Expenditures, People, Public, Taxed

I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business.

Business, Damned, Life, Patriotic, Political, President

Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

Everyone, Inspirational Life, Power, President, Small, Using

The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress.

Attention, Deserve, Increase, People, Protection, Purpose

If it were not for the reporters, I would tell you the truth.

Ifs, Presidential, Reporters, Tell, Truth

Experience has shown that the trade of the East is the key to national wealth and influence.

East, Experience, Influence, Keys, National, Wealth

Where you stand depends where you sit.

Depends, Sit, Stand, Where You Stand

The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand.

Adjacent, Continent, Country, Islands, United, United States

No higher proof exists of the strength of popular government than, though the chosen of the people be struck down, his constitutional successor is peacefully installed without shock or strain.

Constitutional, Government, People, Presidential, Shock, Successor

It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

Giving, Judging, Measures, President, Provided, Union

Well, there doesn't seem anything else for an ex-President to do but to go into the country and raise big pumpkins.

Country, President, Pumpkin, Pumpkins, Raise

Since I came here I have learned that Chester A. Arthur is one man and the President of the United States is another.

Chester, Man, Men, Political, President

Men may die, but the fabrics of free institutions remains unshaken.

Fabrics, Free, Freedom, Men, Patriotic, Unshaken

Honors to me now are not what they once were.

Honor, Honors

I trust the time is nigh when, with the universal assent of civilized people, all international differences shall be determined without resort to arms by the benignant processes of civilization.

Civilization, Differences, People, Trust, Universal

There are very many characteristics which go into making a model civil servant. Prominent among them are probity, industry, good sense, good habits, good temper, patience, order, courtesy, tact, self-reliance, many deference to superior officers, and many consideration for inferiors.

Habit, Inferiors, Order, Prominent, Self, Temper

The office of the Vice-President is a greater honor than I ever dreamed of attaining.

Dreamed, Greater, Honor, Office, President

Indiana was really, I suppose, a Democratic State. It has always been put down in the book as a state that might be carried by a close and careful and perfect organization and a great deal of [from audience: soap, in reference to purchased votes, the word being followed by laughter]. I see reporters here, and therefore I will simply say that everybody showed a great deal of interest in the occasion, and distributed tracts and political documents all through the country.

Book, Close, Country, Laughter, Say, Showed