The courage of New England was the courage of conscience. It did not rise to that insane and awful passion, the love of war for itself.
Rufus ChoateWe have built no temple but the Capitol. We consult no common oracle but the Constitution.
Rufus ChoateMathematics may, be briefly defined as the science of quantities, and is one of the most important of disciplining studies which engage the practical student.
Rufus ChoateYou don't want a diction gathered from the newspapers, caught from the air, common and unsuggestive; but you want one whose every word is full-freighted with suggestion and association, with beauty and power.
Rufus Choate