Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

I am not an accomplished lawyer.

As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.

The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.