In the minds of most men, the kingdom of opinion is divided into three territories,--the territory of yes, the territory of no, and a broad, unexplored middle ground of doubt.

Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.

If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.

I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty.

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.

It is the high privilege and sacred duty of those now living to educate their successors and fit them, by intelligence and virtue, for the inheritance which awaits them.

Power exhibits itself under two distinct forms,--strength and force,--each possessing peculiar qualities, and each perfect in its own sphere. Strength is typified by the oak, the rock, the mountain. Force embodies itself in the cataract, the tempest, and the thunder-bolt.