No man should have a political office because he wants a job.
About Franklin Knight Lane
Franklin Knight Lanewas an American progressive politician from California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913 to 1920.
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My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors.
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Newspaper men, perhaps more than any other class, are rated by ability.
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A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.
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For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.
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I have hardly seen my baby for six weeks; have been at the office from nine A.M. to eleven P.M. regularly.
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No man should have a political office because he wants a job.
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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.
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I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.
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