John Hay Quotes
… splendid little war
John Milton Hay, 1838-1905, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, U. S. Secretary of State (Republican), Assistant and Secretary to the President [Abraham Lincoln], Description of the Spanish American War, Quoted in American Heritage, July-August 1998
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The Christian Crusaders were considered particularly cruel and barbarous by the Muslims who themselves were quite barbarous. To this day, Middle Eastern Muslim parents who want to frighten little children threaten them that the “Crusaders” will come—“Crusader” has the connotation of “monster”.
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Veiled threat to England to stop Confederate agents from building ships in Britain. In one of the great, artfully worded, diplomatic messages, Adams threatened to take direct action in British territory without ever threatening anything. It worked, and the vessel construction was curtailed by the British.
During World War II an internment camp was opened in Arizona for Japanese Americans. The camp administrators had asked the University of Arizona to lend library books and faculty lecturers.
John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln, Hay's highest office was United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also an author and biographer, and wrote poetry and other literature throughout much of his life.
