I say to you never involve yourself in debt, and become no man's surety.

There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way.

You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see.

The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

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.

Give me a thousand Tennesseans, and I'll whip any other thousand men on the globe!

I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.