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Franklin Knight Lane
American
Politician
About the author
A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Public
#Opportunity
#Job
#Office
For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Glory
I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Shadow
I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Baby
#Office
It is work and personal worth which make a State great both politically and industrially, and in my estimation they are to be found in largest proportions in the Democratic party.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Work
#State
#Worth
#Party
My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Stars
#Dream
Newspaper men, perhaps more than any other class, are rated by ability.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Ability
#Men
#Class
No man should have a political office because he wants a job.
Franklin Knight Lane,
American
Politician
#Man
#Job
#Office