Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

May our children and our children's children to a thousand generations, continue to enjoy the benefits conferred upon us by a united country, and have cause yet to rejoice under those glorious institutions bequeathed us by Washington and his compeers.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two witnesses swearing to it. The witnesses may commit perjury, but the smoke cannot.

Our political problem now is, "Can we as a nation continue together permanently - forever - half slave and half free?"