What a beautiful world God, in His loving kindness to His creatures, has given us! What a shame that men endowed with reason and knowledge of right should mar His gifts.

The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.

Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it can be done, it will be done...Straight as the needle to the pole he advanced to the execution of my purpose.

A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

But what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroy families and friends.