The power of hope upon human exertion, and happiness, is wonderful.

When I have a particular case in hand, I have that motive and feel an interest in the case, feel an interest in ferreting out the questions to the bottom, love to dig up the question by the roots and hold it up and dry it before the fires of the mind.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

I am struggling to maintain the government, not to overthrow it. I am struggling especially to prevent others from overthrowing it.

My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.

I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.