I like to introduce myself, because THEN I can get in all the facts." The usually self-deprecating John Hay on the ironic formality of signing his own commission as Secretary of State.

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  1. John Hay on Lincoln: "He always worked with things as they were, while never relinquishing the desire to make them better.
  2. John Hay indicates that dealing with people directly as a holder of political office "requires a stronger heart and a more obedient nervous system than I possess.
  3. Good luck belongs to those who know how and are not afraid." John Hay to President Theodore Roosevelt
  4. Behind those thick glasses (of TR's) was a man who did not blink.
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