The nourishment is palatable.

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.

God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil ... and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.

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

The nourishment is palatable.

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.

The Masonic fraternity tramples upon our rights, defeats the administration of justice, and bids defiance to every government which it cannot control.