The damnest scoundrel that ever lived, but in the infinite mercy of Providence... also the damnest fool.

Now what is Judge Douglas Popular Sovereignty? It is, as a principle, no other than that, if one man chooses to make a slave of another man, neither that other man nor anybody else has a right to object.

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.

There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. I say vague, because when we consider to what extent confidence and honors are reposed in and conferred upon lawyers by the people, it appears improbable that their impression of dishonesty is very distinct and vivid. Yet the impression is common, almost universal.

I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man.

We must settle this question now -- whether in a free government the minority have the right to break it up whenever they choose. If we fail, it will go far to prove the incapability of the people to govern themselves.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.