Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by John Griffin Carlisle

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician John Griffin Carlisle.

Last updated on December 22, 2024.

John Griffin Carlisle was an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky and was a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives seven times, first in 1876, and served as Speaker of the House, from 1883 to 1889. He subsequently served as a U.S. senator from Kentucky, from 1890 to 1893, and then as Secretary of the Treasury, from 1893 to 1897, during the Panic of 1893. As a Bourbon Democrat he was a leader of the conservative, pro-business wing of the party, along with President Grover Cleveland.

American - Politician | September 5, 1834 - July 31, 1910

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Our enormous surplus revenues are illogical and oppressive.

John Griffin Carlisle

In the broad and sweeping sense which the use of the term generally implies, I am not a free-trader.

John Griffin Carlisle

It is entirely undemocratic to continue these burdens on the people for years and years after the requirements of protection have been met and the representatives of these industries have become incrusted with wealth.

John Griffin Carlisle

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

John Griffin Carlisle

After we have calmly stood by and allowed monopolies to grow fat, we should not be asked to make them bloated.

John Griffin Carlisle