We must enlist our own snake and strike like a cobra against their vitals with an attack on Washington.

The enemy is here, and if we do not whip him, he will whip us.

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

Traveler is my only companion; I may also say my pleasure. He and I, whenever practicable, wander out in the mountains and enjoy sweet confidence.

There are few, I believe, in this enlightened age, who will not acknowledge that slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil.

You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted that you mean to do right.

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonor.