The struggle of today, is not altogether for today - it is for a vast future also. With a reliance on Providence, all the more firm and earnest, let us proceed in the great task which events have devolved upon us.

The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.

When the hour comes for dealing with slavery, I trust I will be willing to do my duty though it cost my life.

Bad promises are better broken than kept.

I know the hole he went in at, but I can't tell you what hole he will come out of.