The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to be a slave, and must be punished as an enemy of his country and a friend to her foe

Mere precedent is a dangerous source of authority.

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

To extraordinary powers of labor, both mental and physical, he unites that tact and judgement which are requisite to the successful direction of such an office as that of Chief Magistrate of a free people.

Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.

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

Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well. But when you get in debt you become a slave. Therefore I say to you never involve yourself in debt, and become no man's surety.