Among free men there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.

If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts

When I go hear a man speak, I like to hear him speak like he's fighting a swarm of bees.

Calling a tail a leg does not make it a leg.

Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.