God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it, till we can get rid of it without destroying the last hope of free government in the world.

Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom.

The ability to produce every necessity of life renders us independent in war as well as in peace.

It is not strange... to mistake change for progress.

The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.

Church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact - religion and politics should not be mingled.

I am tolerant of all creeds. Yet if any sect suffered itself to be used for political objects I would meet it by political opposition. In my view church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact. Religion and politics should not be mingled.