Warren G. Harding Quotes
There is no instant step from disorder to order.
Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Inaugural Address, March 4, 1921
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Tragically, the world paid a terrible price for the German upheaval before the better world finally emerged.
The import of this proverb that eventually things get so bad that people take radical steps to organize things. Unfortunately, historically when there have been periods of disorder and anarchy, a strongman or dictator usually takes over and provides the organization,
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.