The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

The spirit of Columbus hovers over us to-day.

"What is the most beautiful word in the language?" The elderly lawyer quickly replied: "Home."

The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

It's pleasant to hear these nice words while I'm still alive. I'd rather have the taffy than the epitaphy.

Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington, and the century would be renowned.