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 cannot barter manhood for peace.

I endeavored to give thanks to our Heavenly Father for all his mercies to me, for his preservation of me through all the dangers I have passed, and all the blessings which he has bestowed upon me, for I know I fall far short of my obligations

I am of the opinion that all who can should vote for the most intelligent, honest, and conscientious men eligible to office, irrespective of former party opinions, who will endeavour to make the new constitutions and the laws passed under them as beneficial as possible to the true interests, prosperity, and liberty of all classes and conditions of the people.

Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

Live in the world you inhabit. Look upon things as they are. Take them as you find them. Make the best of them. Turn them to your advantage.

No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.