We are obliged to respect, defend and maintain the common bonds of union and fellowship that exist among all members of the human race.

It is not the place that maketh the person, but the person that maketh the place honorable.

The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs.

There is a difference between justice and consideration in one's relations to one's fellow men. It is the function of justice not to do wrong to one's fellow men of considerateness, not to wound their feelings.

Brevity is the best recommendation of speech, whether in a senator or an orator.

The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another's heart.

Persistence in a single view has never been regarded as a merit in political leaders.