Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.

I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side. My sincere wish is that both sides will allow bygones to be bygones, and look to the present & future only.

The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous.

Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency.

Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.

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

I have no wealthy or popular relations to recommend me.