. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . maginative, restive under advice, impatient undercriticism, he lacked caution as a leader and accuracy as a guide. Thoughfearless as a party chieftain, he fought mostly for compromise, and thoughambitious for the Presidency, he desired it for national rather than personalends. A statesman and not a politician, he hated selfishness in office andgreed in public trust, so that his integrity as a man and citizen us free fromspot or stain. A gentleman always, he could face down all assaults uponhis
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . maginative, restive under advice, impatient undercriticism, he lacked caution as a leader and accuracy as a guide. Thoughfearless as a party chieftain, he fought mostly for compromise, and thoughambitious for the Presidency, he desired it for national rather than personalends. A statesman and not a politician, he hated selfishness in office andgreed in public trust, so that his integrity as a man and citizen us free fromspot or stain. A gentleman always, he could face down all assaults uponhis honor or his name, and if he had not been consumed by the one laudableambition to be President of the republic, his story would have been one ofsuccess, of leadership, of popularity, and ol a fame undimmed by the shadowof failure or the cloud of personal ambition. But his record is still that ofa great American, and his country will gratefully remember his services,while for years his home here in beautiful Lexington will be a point of pil-grimage for the patriot, the citizen, the American. •^. 3-* ttf i Z\f5j? \ 43 THE CLAY seen from Ashland Lawn, across the city of Lexington.
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