I went to the Senate, accomplished nothing as usual.

It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.

The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me.

While soldiers can stand and fight.I can fight and feed them

Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.

Offering a hand up is not a hand-out.