The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.
Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body.
The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President.
I have gone wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any of them.
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.
The Government of the United States possesses no power whatever over the question of religion.