It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

In a free government the demand for moral qualities should be made superior to that of talents.

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

To the victors belong the spoils.

His [the President's] earnest desire is, that you may perpetuated and preserved as a nation; and this he believes can only be doneand secured by your consent to remove to a country beyond the Mississippi.... Where you are, it is not possible you can live contented and happy.

I do not forget that I am a mechanic. I am proud to own it. Neither do I forget that the apostle Paul was a tentmaker; Socrates was a sculptor; and Archimedes was a mechanic.

I do not promise to believe tomorrow exactly what I believe today, and I do not believe today exactly what I believed yesterday. I expect to make, as I have made, some honest progress within every succeeding twenty-four hours.