I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong. God gave man a mouth to receive bread, hands to feed it, and his hand has a right to carry bread to his mouth without controversy.

God bless the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave commanders.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

The only assurance of our nation's safety is to lay our foundation in morality and religion.

We were proclaiming ourselves political hypocrites before the world, by thus fostering Human Slavery and proclaiming ourselves, at the same time, the sole friends of Human Freedom.