Sitting Governor

Famous quotes containing the words sitting and/or governor:

“There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“I saw the man my friend ... wants pardoned, Thomas Flinton. He is a bright, good-looking fellow.... Of his innocence all are confident. The governor strikes me as a man seeking popularity, who lacks the independence and manhood to do right at the risk of losing popularity. Afraid of what will be said. He is prejudiced against the Irish and Democrats.”
—Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)