The farmers are the founders of civilization.

If the true spark of religious and civil liberty be kindled, it will burn.

Let us thank God that we live in an age when something has influence besides the bayonet.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Wherever her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for general security, general happiness, and the improvement and progress of our race.

Philosophic argument, especially that drawn from the vastness of the universe, in comparison with the apparent insignificance of this globe, has sometimes shaken my reason for the faith that is in me; but my heart has always assured and reassured me that

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