I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else.

A law is not a law without coercion behind it.

Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained.

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.

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

I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike.

When the shadow of the Presidential and Congressional election is lifted we shall, I hope to be in a better temper to legislate.