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Charles Edison Quotes: It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.
         

It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.


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I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.

I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.



I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.



I would rather be respected than elected.

I would rather be respected than elected.



Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.

Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.



A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.



Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.

Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.



Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.



It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.



Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.



In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.





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