I was born on the prairies where the wind blew free and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures.
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Type: Statesman Born: June 16, 1829 Death: February 17, 1909 |
“Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.”
“When it was suggested that I write a memoir I said, 'I'm not old enough. I'm not distinguished enough.' But I went home and sat down to write, and the material for the book just came flooding into my hands.”