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Updated: May 6, 2025

Ridicule of the Administration runs through the programmes of the theatres; it inspires hundreds of cartoons; it is a staple of conversation at private dinners and in the clubs. The most serious class of Englishmen, including the best friends of the United States, feel that the Administration's reliance on notes has reduced our Government to a third-or fourth-rate power.

Burton Jesse Hendrick - The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II