I would much rather be found guilty of making a serious mistake in judgment, than to be accused of being even a little bit insincere.

From the day of the Declaration...they (the American people) were bound by the laws of God, which they all, and by the laws of The Gospel, which they nearly all, acknowledge as the rules of their conduct.

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

Life is a problem; mortal man was made to solve the solemn problem right or wrong.

A stranger would think that the people of the United States had no other occupation than electioneering.

Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.