People are just as happy as they choose to be.

Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.

Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.

the better angels of our nature

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

But let the past as nothing be. For the future my view is that the fight must go on.

Never let your correspondence fall behind.