If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, - it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.

Right reason is stronger than force.

[I]t would be unjust to our people and dangerous to our institutions to apply any portion of revenues of the nation or of the States to the support of sectarian schools.

At present, the most valuable gift which can be bestowed upon women is something to do which they can do well and worthily, and thereby maintain themselves.

He who controls the money supply of a nation controls the nation.

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

If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.