Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.

Nothing should be left to an invaded people except their eyes for weeping.

He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the nation escaped the plots of the foreign financiers. They understood at once, that the United States would escape their grip. The death of Lincoln was resolved upon.

The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.

No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.