Liberty is the result of free individual action,energy and independence.

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own.

Men who are resolved to find a way for themselves will always find opportunities enough; and if they do not find them, they will make them.

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflux of the individuals composing it. The government that is ahead of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.

This extraordinary metal, the soul of every manufacture, and the mainspring perhaps of civilised society. Of iron.

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

Necessity is always the first stimulus to industry, and those who conduct it with prudence, perseverance and energy will rarely fail. Viewed in this light, the necessity of labor is not a chastisement, but a blessing,--the very root and spring of all that we call progress in individuals and civilization in nations.