Chester A. Arthur Quotes
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.
Arthur, Chester A. "First Annual Message." 6 Dec. 1881. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, edited by James D. Richardson, vol. 8, Government Printing Office, 1898, p. 41.
India had just recently gained its independence from Britain.
Chester Alan Arthur was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Previously the 20th vice president, he succeeded to the presidency upon the death of President James A. Garfield in September 1881, two months after Garfield was shot by an assassin.