Men who have great riches and little culture rush into business, because they are weary of themselves.

Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.

Great grief makes sacred those upon whom its hand is laid. Joy may elevate, ambition glorify, but sorrow alone can consecrate.

We are not one people. We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for Slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable.

Stupidity has no friends, and wants none.

I do not regret having braved public opinion, when I knew it was wrong and was sure it would be merciless.

The Republic needed to be passed through chastening, purifying fires of adversity and suffering: so these came and did their work and the verdure of a new national life springs greenly, luxuriantly, from their ashes.