If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ‘all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.

It will not do to investigate the subject of religion too closely, as it is apt to lead to infidelity.

The US patent system adds the fuel of interest to the fire of genius in the discovery and production of new and useful things

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.

A good, real, unrestrained, hearty laugh is a sort of glorified internal massage, performed rapidly and automatically. It manipulates and revitalizes corners and unexplored crannies of the system that are unresponsive to most other exercise methods. With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.

The ballot is stronger than the bullet.