A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

A woman laughing is a woman conquered.

War,--the trade of barbarians!

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too cowardly to let you know.

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

Suicide is a crime the most revolting to the feelings; nor does any reason suggest itself to our understanding by which it can be justified. It certainly originates in that species of fear which we denominate poltroonery. For what claim can that man have to courage who trembles at the frowns of fortunes? True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life in whatever shape they may challenge him to combat.