Facts about Arthur Capper

Occup.Politician
FromUSA
BornJuly 14, 1865
DiedDecember 19, 1951
Aged86 years

Summary

Arthur Capper was a famous Politician from USA, who lived between July 14, 1865 and December 19, 1951. He/she became 86 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by Arthur.

14 Famous quotes by Arthur Capper

Small: It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born that they are properly nourished, and are
"It is our duty to see that our future citizens are well born; that they are properly nourished, and are reared in that environment most likely to develop in them their full capacity and powers"
Small: A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and
"A boy or girl who has gone through the eight grades should possess a complete, practical education and should have received special training in some specific line of work, fitting him or her to earn a livelihood"
Small: For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide w
"For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life"
Small: Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such ch
"Several amendments should be made to the primary and general election laws to improve them, but such changes must in no way interfere with a full and free expression of the people's choice in naming the candidates to be voted on at general elections"
Small: We spend more than a million dollars a year on our colleges and university, and it is money well spent
"We spend more than a million dollars a year on our colleges and university, and it is money well spent; but we must have education that fits not the few but the many for the business of life"
Small: The farmers in Kansas are sorely in need of a credit system meeting their special requirements, that th
"The farmers in Kansas are sorely in need of a credit system meeting their special requirements, that they may more readily obtain money on short or long time for their farming operations, or that they may become owners of farms"
Small: If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women
"If we are to perpetuate the state, we must not only produce citizens, but good citizens - men and women of sound bodies, clear minds and clean souls"
Small: I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will da
"I urge the enactment of a civil service law so explicit and so strong that no partisan official will dare evade it, basing all rewards, promotions and salaries solely on merit, on loyalty and industry in the public service"
Small: County government can be simplified greatly by reorganizing and consolidating some of the offices, maki
"County government can be simplified greatly by reorganizing and consolidating some of the offices, making others appointive, and reducing salaries in keeping with the salaries paid by private business for the performance of similar duties"
Small: We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation
"We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance"
Small: Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one an
"Until the people, by amendment, change the constitution, I urge that the counties cooperate with one another, that future road work be more uniform, and done in such a way that it will result in connected and continuous highways"
Small: The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends,
"The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole"
Small: Following the war in Europe a large increase of European immigration to the United States is to be expe
"Following the war in Europe a large increase of European immigration to the United States is to be expected, of which the largest part is and always has been made up of men skilled in farming"
Small: Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers
"Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of a bureaucracy"