I cannot speak so confidently about the fighting qualities of the Eastern men, or what are called Yankees - not knowing myself particularly to whom the appellation belongs - but this I do know - if the Southerners think that man for man they are better than our Illinois men, or western men generally, they will discover themselves in a grievous mistake.

Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived.

A long visit to a friend is often a great bore. Never make people twice glad.

A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started ... the fate of humanity is in his hands.

Such will be a great lesson of peace: teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by war.

The trouble with too many people is they believe the realm of truth always lies within their vision.

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