Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.

The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.

Let all your views in life be directed to a solid, however moderate, independence; without it no man can be happy, nor even honest.

There is a holy mistaken zeal in politics as well as religion. By persuading others, we convince ourselves.

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so.

As for the differences of opinion upon speculative questions, if we wait till they are reconciled, the action of human affairs must be suspended forever. But neither are we to look for perfection in any one man, nor for agreement among many.

Integrity is praised and then left out in the cold.