General Harrison

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    “The esteem of good men is the reward of our worth, but the reputation of the world in general is the gift of our fate.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “The treatment of the incident of the assault upon the sailors of the Baltimore is so conciliatory and friendly that I am of the opinion that there is a good prospect that the differences growing out of that serious affair can now be adjusted upon terms satisfactory to this Government by the usual methods and without special powers from Congress.”
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)