Warren G. Harding Quotes
We recognize the new order in the world, with the closer contacts which progress has wrought.
Despite statements like this, Harding’s Republican Party had an isolationist wing that made us very vulnerable in the Second World War.
Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923, 29th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Inaugural Address, March 4, 1921
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He was one of the first to realize that technology was shaping the relations of people and states throughout the world. In 1891 most other people did not appreciate this dynamic including most politicians. However, we might wonder today what period of time he was contemplating when he used the word “rapidly”. Some have concluded that the globalization resulting from technology has been astoundingly fast while others see it as far too slow and it has a long way to go. See the related quotes for others who were early observers of the coming changes. See the Relates Quotes for more of the early observations of this phenomenon.
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.