If a man . . . would shake and not be shaken, grip and not be gripped, taking care always to squeeze the hand of his adversary as hard as it squeezed him, then he suffered no inconvenience from it.

The Presidency is not a bed of roses.

Under the blessings of Divine Providence... It becomes us, in humility, to make our devout acknowledgments to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, for the inestimable civil and religious blessings with which we are favored.

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

Under the benignant providence of Almighty God the representatives of the States and of the people are again brought together to deliberate for the public good.

All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise equality. All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection.

The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.