But let the past as nothing be. For the future my view is that the fight must go on.

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.

Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public.

I understand that it is a maxim of law, that a poor plea may be a good plea to a bad declaration.

[Uniting workers should not] lead to a war upon property, or the owners of property.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

Human nature will not change. In any future great national trial, compared with the men of this, we shall have as weak and as strong, as silly and as wise, as bad and as good. Let us therefore study the incidents in this as philosophy to learn wisdom from and none of them as wrongs to be avenged.