I am always for the man who wishes to work.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is his love of justice. These principles are an eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely, as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow.

The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him.

If any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire it for themselves, and secondly, those who desire it for others

One generation passeth away and another generation cometh, but the earth abideth forever.

The solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.