Warren G. Harding Quotes
No man is big enough to run this great republic.
Harding was arguing for party government. He may or may not have been right, but he was one of the weaker administers that held the American presidency. In addition he was not a particularly hard worker, and was more than willing to share any burdens.
Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Speech from his front porch acknowledging his Republican nomination, Marion Ohio
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He certainly was not. Every 15 or 20 years, there have been polls of historians asking them to rank the American Presidents. In every single poll, Harding has been voted the worst.
The government relationship to people phrase, although probably Lincoln's most famous, was not totally original. John Adams came close in a 1774 proclamation. As did John Marshall in his McCulloch v. Maryland decision. Daniel Webster's Speech on Foot's Resolution was very close. as was Theodore Parker in 1850 {629578}. There was also Thomas Cooper in 1795. But the earliest appears to be John Wycliffe in 1382 {567292}. It is not known with which of these Lincoln was familiar.
For that, the Church burned him at the stake. Note the phraseology and compare it to Gettysburg Address {458852}. It is not known whether Lincoln was aware of this quotation or others that used similar wording.
Describing the concept of the House of Representatives:
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular U.S. presidents to that point. After his death, a number of scandals, including Teapot Dome, came to light, as did his extramarital affair with Nan Britton; those eroded his popular regard.
