Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms.

Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms.

Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them.

I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion. Leaving the higher matter of eternal consequences, between him and his Maker, I still do not think any man has the right thus to insult the feelings, and injure the morals, of the community in which he may live.

No one has needed favours more than I, and generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them; but in this case, favour to me,would be injustice to the public, and therefore I must beg your pardon for declining it.

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.

I am a moderate walker, however I never stroll back.