If you wish to win a man over to your ideas, first make him your friend.

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.

Those who are ready to sacrifice freedom for security ultimately will lose both.

Next to creating a life the finest thing a man can do is save one.

As labor is the common burden of our race, so the effort of some to shift their share of the burden onto the shoulders of others is the great durable curse of the race.

I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

As an individual who undertakes to live by borrowing, soon finds his original means devoured by interest, and next no one left to borrow from - so must it be with a government.