Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.

No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive.

Trusting in Him, who can go with me, and remain with you and be every where for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your prayers you will commend me, I bid you an affectionate farewell.

If you love something, set it free.

The political horizon looks dark and lowering; but the people, under Providence, will set all right.

If I have one vice and I can call it nothing else it is not able to say 'no'.

Wise statesmen ... established these great self-evident truths, that when in the distant future some man, some faction, some interest, should set up the doctrine that none but rich men, or none but white men, were entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, their posterity should look up again at the Declaration of Independence and take courage to renew the battle which their fathers began.