I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where reason is left free to exert her force.

But is an enemy so execrable that tho in captivity his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.

The wise know too well their weakness to assume infallibility; and he who knows most knows best how little he knows.

As new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times.

All through your life, you'll be faced with making a decision between two things-choose the one that is right. If they are both right, then choose the one that will make you feel the best about it at the end of the day.

I see the necessity of sacrificing our opinions sometimes to the opinions of others for the sake of harmony.

I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.