Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.

I am not only not prepared to bring forward any measure of this nature, but I will at once declare that, as far as I am concerned, as long as I hold any station in the Government of the country, I shall always feel it my duty to resist such measures when proposed by others.

I have seen their backs before.

A great country cannot wage a little war.

An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them.

Hard pounding, gentlemen. Let's see who pounds the longest.

If you had seen one day of war, you would pray to God that you would never see another.