America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible.

It is no slight testimonial, both to the merit and worth of Christianity, that in all ages since its promulgation the great mass of those who have risen to eminence by their profound wisdom and integrity have recognized and reverenced Jesus of Nazareth as the Son of the living God.

Whether to the nation or to the state, no service can be or ever will be rendered by a more able or a more faithful public servant.

The will of the people is the source and the happiness of the people the end of all legitimate government upon earth.

All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.

The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind of immortality.