Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.


Letter accepting the nomination for governor of New York (October 1882).


Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.