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.

What has ever threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of Slavery?

I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.

The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.

If you have never failed you have never lived.

At 50, if you are on a diet on your birthday, you can't eat a piece of your birthday cake. So grab two, a piece in each hand and, lo and behold, you will be on a balanced diet! Happy birthday, old chum!

The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.