...I do not mean to say that this general government is charged with the duty of redressing or preventing all the wrongs in the world; but I do think that it is charged with the duty of preventing and redressing all wrongs which are wrongs to itself.

I think that if anything can be proved by natural theology, it is that slavery is morally wrong. God gave man a mouth to receive bread, hands to feed it, and his hand has a right to carry bread to his mouth without controversy.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.

It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.

I belive that people should fight for what they believe and only what they believe.

Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.