Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition.

I could write shorter sermons but when I get started I'm too lazy to stop

We will make converts day by day; we will grow strong by the violence and injustice of our adversaries. And, unless truth be a mockery and justice a hollow lie, we will be in the majority after a while.

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

We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.

We cannot escape history.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.