Famous quotes containing the words von, statesman and/or canal:
“That we understand something perfectly, that we accomplish something better than anyone else around us, that is what matters.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“That is Gladstone, the greatest statesman that ever lived. I intend to be a statesman, too.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
“My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of the world is in the trade between the east and the west coast of the United States.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)