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

As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?

In a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by them, as well as congress is. But can he, in the nature [of] things, know the wants of the people, as well as three hundred other men, coming from all the various localities of the nation? If so, where is the propriety of having a congress?

The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly.

I hold the value of life is to improve one's condition. Whatever is calculated to advance the condition of the honest, struggling laboring man, so far as my judgment will enable me to judge of a correct thing, I am for that thing.

If elected I shall be thankful; if not, it will be all the same.

When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing.