We trust, sir, that God is on our side. It is more important to know that we are on God's side.
We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.
The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.
Bad promises are better broken than kept.
Truth is generally the best vindication against slander
If we know where we are and something about how we got there, we might see where we are trending - and if the outcomes which lie naturally in our course are unacceptable, to make timely change.