I love agitation and investigation and glory in defending unpopular truth against popular error.

The chief duty of government is to keep the peace and stand out of the sunshine of the people.

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other.

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

I would rather believe something and suffer for it, than to slide along into success without opinions.

In my judgment it is the duty of Congress, while respecting to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen, to prohibit within its jurisdiction all criminal practices ... Nor can any ecclesiastical organization be safely permitted to usurp in the smallest degree the functions and powers of the National Government.