I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

I would like to speak in terms of praise due to the many brave officers and soldiers who have fought in the cause of the war.

That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.

What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?

The will of God prevails.

Beavers build houses; but they build them in nowise differently, or better now, than they did, five thousand years ago. Ants, and honey-bees, provide food for winter; but just in the same way they did, when Solomon referred the sluggard to them as patterns of prudence. Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.