There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses. If it would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favors alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing.

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

I have never in my life seen a Kentuckian who didn't have a gun, a pack of cards, and a jug of whiskey.

If a warden sees cigarette litter being thrown from a car, they will take the number and trace the owner to send them a fine.

Mere precedent is a dangerous source of authority.

The authority of the Supreme Court must not be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve.

The murderer only takes the life of the parent and leaves his character as a goodly heritage to his children, whilst the slanderer takes away his goodly reputation and leaves him a living monument to his children's disgrace.