The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking the blood of genius and of generosity.

When someone asked Abraham Lincoln, after he was elected president, what he was going to do about his enemies, he replied, "I am going to destroy them. I am going to make them my friends."

Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature - opposition to it is his love of justice. These principles are an eternal antagonism; and when brought into collision so fiercely, as slavery extension brings them, shocks and throes and convulsions must ceaselessly follow.

Without Divine assistance I can not succeed; with it I can not fail.

When you have got a ticket to send, and you're not a top costumer, it's best not to waste your time.

The strength of a nation lies in the homes of its people.

Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.