I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.
There is scarcely anything that is right that we cannot hope to accomplish by labor and perseverance. But the first must be earnest and the second unremitting.
Let us go home and cultivate our virtues.
Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.
Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.
As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.