Quote#Work
It has been the hope of every patriot that a sense of justice and of…
Quote byBenjamin Harrison · 1833–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: First State of the Union Address (1889).
English (original)
It has been the hope of every patriot that a sense of justice and of respect for the law would work a gradual cure of these flagrant evils. Surely no one supposes that the present can be accepted as a permanent condition. If it is said that these communities must work out this problem for themselves, we have a right to ask whether they are at work upon it. Do they suggest any solution?
— Benjamin Harrison
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