Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.

Be excellent and party on dudes.

To lead, you must touch men's hearts.

I am not a very sentimental man; and the best sentiment I can think of is, that if you collect the signatures of all persons who are no less distinguished than I, you will have a very undistinguishing mass of names.

Let reverence for the laws . . . become the political religion of the nation.

Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil.

Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.