In 1850, I believe, the church property in the United States, which paid no tax, amounted to $87 million. In 1900, without a check, it is safe to say, this property will reach a sum exceeding $3 billion. I would suggest the taxation of all property equally.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.

I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle" and the other isn't.

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.