That doctrine of peace at any price has done more mischief than any I can well recall that have been afloat in this country. It has occasioned more wars than any of the most ruthless conquerors. It has disturbed and nearly destroyed that political equilibrium so necessary to the liberties and the welfare of the world.

Principle is ever my motto, no expediency.

I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.

It is the lot of man to suffer; it is also his fortune to forget. Oblivion and sorrow share our being, as darkness and light divide the course of time.

There is anguish in the recollection that we have not adequately appreciated the affection of those whom we have loved and lost.

Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.