Their object is disunion.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the sovereign power.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

There are, perhaps, few men who can for any length of time enjoy office and power without being more or less under the influence of feelings unfavorable to the faithful discharge of their political duties.

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.

You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the eternal God, I will rout you out.