History is the revelation of Providence.
It is the surmounting of difficulties that makes heroes.
It is chiefly in New York that I feel induced to urge this, because New York is, by innumerable ties, connected with Europe - more connected than several parts of Europe itself.
Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.
Light has spread, and even bayonets think.
The unspoken word never does harm.