No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

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

I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races: that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people.

Relying, as I do, upon the Almighty Power, and encouraged as I am by these resolutions which you have just read, with the support which I receive from Christian men, I shall not hesitate to use all the means at my control to secure the termination of this rebellion, and will hope for success.

I desire to see the time when education, and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry shall become much more general than at present.

A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started ... He will assume control of your cities, states and nations. He is going to move in and take over your churches, schools, universities, and corporations ... The fate of humanity is in his hands.

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite