I am glad to have the opportunity of standing up against a rabble of men who hasten to make weathercocks of themselves. - James A. Garfield

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I am glad to have the opportunity of standing up against a rabble of men who hasten to make weathercocks of themselves.

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About James A. Garfield

James Abram Garfield (19 November 1831 – 19 September 1881) was the 20th president of the United States of America in 1881, and the second U.S. president to be assassinated. His term was the second shortest in U.S. history, after William Henry Harrison's. Holding office from March to September of 1881, President Garfield was in office for a total of just six months and fifteen days. A Republican, he supported civil rights and freedoms for African Americans.

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Birth Name: James Abram Garfield
Alternative Names: James Garfield • J. A. Garfield • J. Garfield • President Garfield
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