Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.

[L]eave nothing to the uncertainty of procuring a warlike apparatus at the moment of public danger.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

Remember, officers and soldiers, that you are fighting for the blessings of liberty.

I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.