Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.

That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now, is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed, and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all, to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

If this country is ever demoralized, it will come from trying to live without work.

Writing is the great invention of the world.

What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?

This is essentially a people's contest... whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men - to lift artificial weights from all shoulders - to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all - to afford all, an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of life.

The only security a man can ever have is the ability to do a job uncommonly well.