Great men are ordinary men with extra ordinary determination.

And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God ... and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.

Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

In order to win a man to your cause, you must first reach his heart, the great high road to his reason.

Life is hard but so very beautiful

Too big to cry too young to laugh.

I am not a very sentimental man; and the best sentiment I can think of is, that if you collect the signatures of all persons who are no less distinguished than I, you will have a very undistinguishing mass of names.