No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.

I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

I shall always think of myself first and foremost... as a hunter.

What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence?

We must work earnestly in the best light He gives us.

Violence begins where knowledge ends.