Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration

Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.

My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.

In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.

Adversity does not make us frail; it only shows us how frail we are.

If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on finding some one preaching or practicing treason, in which case lay hands on him, just as if he were doing the same thing in any other building.

Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.