No man ever listened himself out of a job.

We need not concern ourselves much about rights of property if we faithfully observe the rights of persons.

At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

The country is not in good condition.

The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. ... The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

Duty is not collective; it is personal.