Quotes About Chernow

I shall conclude [by] saying I wish there was a war. Alex. Hamilton.

Even as a raw country boy, he allowed himself no oath stronger than "Thunder and Lightning

Jefferson took often commonplace ideas and endowed them with majestic form.

Yet the episode suggests that Fanny may have been aloof in the outside world and showed her emotions only in private.

To put Mr. Rockefeller's name prominently forward Ã¢â'¬Â¦ would impair the usefulness of the work.

Except for Florida, every southern state joined in the program.

But he was so inundated with pleas that many more people were spurned than saved, generating unavoidable bitterness.

Or perhaps Bill just wanted to be spared the inconvenience of doing it himself.

When he dozed during an emergency meeting, nobody dared disturb the royal snooze.

Most revealing is how the letter ends—with Jack portraying himself and Fanny as common victims of Pierpont.

As Rockefeller pondered this, the triumph of Flexner's serum tipped the scales

The decision was partly a question of style.

I doubt if Mr. Rockefeller's attention could be attracted.

Tough challenges from Rockefeller might have blunted Tarbell's confidence and made readers question her sources.

Flagler had a lean, handsome face and was highly susceptible to female charm.

Pierpont not only reorganized roads but locked up their future financing.

may have clung to the Morgan position longer than he wanted to because of its social utility.

A hostile press often spoke of the University as if it were Standard Oil propaganda

Few figures in American History have aroused such visceral love or loathing as Alexander Hamilton.

In an early version of the letter, never sent, Gates was even more outspoken.

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His constant aim was to be conciliatory whenever possible and extend his range of influence.

He had long lived with the knowledge of man's sinful nature.

I attribute it more than anything to the endorsement of my father's friends.