I have no desire to go in for tyranny or to play the part of King Charles. I hate tyranny in any field of human activity.
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In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.Charles Edison
Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.
Charles Edison
Any man who takes a job with the idea that it is simply a springboard for something else is a chump. His attention will be more on the other things than on the job at hand and so he will fail.
Charles Edison
I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.
Charles Edison
Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.
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It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.
Charles Edison
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