There is in the clergy of all Christian denominations a time-serving, cringing, subservient morality, as wide from the spirit of the gospel as it is from the intrepid assertion and vindication of truth.

Our Constitution rests on the good sense and the respect of the American people.

I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year.

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself, and enlarges the sphere of existence.

We know the redemption must come.

The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world.

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.