Whither shall I flee? To no country on earth that I know of where there is as much liberty as yet remains to me even in Virginia.

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.

We poor sinners need to come back from our wanderings to seek pardon through the all-sufficient merits of our Redeemer. And we need to pray earnestly for the power of the Holy Spirit to give us a precious revival in our hearts and among the unconverted.

Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.

I believe I may so, looking into my own heart, and speaking as in the presence of God, that I have never know one moment of bitterness or resentment.

It is history that teaches us to hope.

Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!