It is history that teaches us to hope.

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character which impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

They do not know what they say. If it came to a conflict of arms, the war will last at least four years. Northern politicians will not appreciate the determination and pluck of the South, and Southern politicians do not appreciate the numbers, resources, and patient perseverance of the North. Both sides forget that we are all Americans. I foresee that our country will pass through a terrible ordeal, a necessary expiation, perhaps, for our national sins.