The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.

Our union rests upon public opinion, and can never be cemented by the blood of its citizens shed in civil war.

There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution.

Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.

To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.

I like the noise of democracy.

The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.