Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

Desperate courage makes One a majority.

I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me.

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.

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.

Too much praise cannot be bestowed on those who managed my artillery.