All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.

The divorce between Church and State ought to be absolute. It ought to be so absolute that no Church property anywhere, in any state or in the nation, should be exempt from equal taxation; for if you exempt the property of any church organization, to that extent you impose a tax upon the whole community.

The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.

The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.

The possession of great powers no doubt carries with it a comtempt for mere external show

I admitted, that the world had existed millions of years. I am astonished at the ignorance of the masses on these subjects. Hugh Miller has it right when he says that 'the battle of evidences must now be fought on the field of the natural sciences.'

Monuments may be builded to express the affection or pride of friends, or to display their wealth, but they are only valuable for the characters which they perpetuate.