The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.

To lead, you must touch men's hearts.

I am very glad indeed to see you to-night, and yet I will not say I thank you for this call, but I do most sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called.

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite

You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to the regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever; but you will never get me to support a measure which I believe to be wrong, although by doing so I may accomplish that which I believe to be right.

All that harms labor is treason to America.

in times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.