Man is only great when he acts from passion.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

No conjunction can possibly occur, however fearful, however tremendous it may appear, from which a man by his own energy may not extricate himself, as a mariner by the rattling of his cannon can dissipate the impending waterspout.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

The age does not believe in great men, because it does not possess any.