I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade myself that a book intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

No power but Congress can declare war, but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may make such military movements as must bring on war?

All creeds are fallible and uncertain evidences of evangelical piety.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.

It is, Sir, as I have said, a small College, And yet, there are those who love it.