If the American people could learn what I know of the fierce hatred of the priests of Rome against our institutions, our schools, our most sacred rights, and our so dearly bought liberties, they would drive them out as traitors.

When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government-that is despotism.

If both factions, or neither, shall abuse you, you will probably be about right. Beware of being assailed by one and praised by the other.

The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.

I think that God means that we shall do more than we have yet done in furtherance of his plans and he will open the way for our doing it.

I fear explanations explanatory of things explained.

What has ever threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of Slavery?