Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.

He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.

You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to the regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever; but you will never get me to support a measure which I believe to be wrong, although by doing so I may accomplish that which I believe to be right.

Every person is responsible for his own looks after 40.

The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.

Should my administration prove to be a very wicked one...or a very foolish one, if you, the people, are true to yourselves and the Constitution, there is little harm I can do, thank God.