The will of God prevails.

We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.

I am in favor of a national bank...in favor of the internal improvements system and a high protective tariff.

What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this is the leading principle - the sheet anchor of American republicanism.

Truth is generally the best vindication against slander

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms.