The magistrate is the servant not of his own desires, not even of the people, but of his God

The magistrate is the servant not of his own desires, not even of the people, but of his 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.

My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue.

This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed.

We understand now, we've been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.

It has been my custom for many years to read the Bible in its entirety once a year