John Hay
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman, diplomat, author, journalist, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln. Hay's highest office was serving as United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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“Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans.
Spare their women for Thy Sake,
And if that is not too easy
We will pardon Thy Mistake.
But gracious Lord, whateer shall be,
Dont let anyone bomb me.”
—Sir John Betjeman (19061984)
“I dont pan out on the prophets
An free-will, an that sort of thing
But I blieve in God an the angels,
Ever sence one night last spring.”
—John Milton Hay (18381905)