Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.

Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.

I must keep some standard of principle fixed within myself.

Being President is like the man who was tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail... A man in the crowd asked how he liked it, and his reply was that if it wasn't for the honor of the thing, he would much rather walk.

The written word may be man's greatest invention. It allows us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn.

Few can be induced to labor exclusively for posterity - Posterity has done nothing for us

All that serves labor serves the Nation. All ^ that harms labor is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool. There is no America without labor, and to fleece the one is to rob the other.