The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full and accurate exhibit of the elements of national life and strength, and it should serve the science of statistics by so exhibiting general results that they may be compared with similar data obtained by other nations.


The works of James Abram Garfield. Volume 1: (ed. Best Books on, 1882) - ISBN: 9781623765774

James A. Garfield Quotes

The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full...

The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full...

The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full...

The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full...