"When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope be in a better temper to legislate."
— Elections

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Elections
Original Language: English

Sources

James A. Garfield, letter to General Hazen (August 1, 1867), concerning his difficulty in getting legislation passed to reduce the size of the military. Reported in The Life and Letters of James Abram Garfield (1925), vol. 1, p. 421.