The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.

My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.

It would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being Who rules over the universe, Who presides in the councils of nations, and Whose providential aids can supply every human defect.

Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.

One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.