One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.

When I observed a strong man approaching I generally took advantage of him by being a little quicker than he was and seizing him by the tip of the fingers, giving him a hearty shake, and thus preventing him from getting a full grip upon me.

One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights.

It is confidently believed that our system may be safely extended to the utmost bounds of our territorial limits.

I love you Sarah. For all eternity, I love you.

The Presidency is not a bed of roses.

General Taylor is, I have no doubt, a well-meaning old man. He is, however, uneducated, exceedingly ignorant of public affairs, and I should judge, of very ordinary capacity.