To lead, you must touch men's hearts.

My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.

I dared not trust the case on the presumption that the court knows everything. In fact, I argued it on the presumption that the court didn't know anything.

When I lay down the reins of this administration, I want to have one friend left. And that friend is myself.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

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.

It is my pleasure that my children are free and happy, and unrestrained by parental tyranny. Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.