Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.
Charles SumnerFrom the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
Charles SumnerGive me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.
Charles Sumner