The press, watchful with more than the hundred eyes of Argus, strong with more than the hundred arms of Briareus, not only guards all the conquests of civilization, but leads the way to future triumphs.

Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man

Without knowledge there can be no sure progress. Vice and barbarism are the inseparable companions of ignorance. Nor is it too much to say that, except in rare instances, the highest virtue is attained only through intelligence.

Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?

There are two sorts of pity: one is a balm and the other a poison; the first is realized by our friends, the last by our enemies.

The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I appeal.