A nation is a thing that lives and acts like a man and men are the particles of which it is composed.
That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slow, endures.
In my judgment, a great mistake has been made by well meaning and zealous men, through treating error and infidelity with altogether too much respect.
Life always take on the character of its motive.
Childhood may do without a grand purpose, but manhood cannot.
There is no truth which personal vice will not distort.