Show me a man who makes no mistakes, and I will show you a man who doesn't do things.

In name we had the Declaration of Independence in 1776; but we gave the lie by our acts to the words of the Declaration of Independence until 1865; and words count for nothing except in so far as they represent acts.

Although not a very old man, I have yet lived a great deal in my life, and I have known sorrow too bitter and joy too keen to allow me to become either cast down or elated for more than a very brief period over any success or defeat.

It is difficult to make our material condition better by the best law, but it is easy enough to ruin it by bad laws.

Courage, hard work, self-mastery, and intelligent effort are all essential to successful life.

For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know

It may be that at some time in the dim future of the race the need for war will vanish: but that time is yet ages distant. As yet no nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to guard its right with an armed hand.