Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do. Some of you always seem to think he is suddenly going to turn a double somersault, and land in our rear and on both of our flanks at the same time. Go back to your command, and try to think what are we going to do ourselves, instead of what Lee is going to do.

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

Quit thinking about what Bobby Lee's gonna do to us and start thinking about what we're going to do to him.

I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency.

The theory of government changes with general progress.

I desire the good-will of all, whether hitherto my friends or not.

Declare church and state forever separate and distinct; but each free within their proper spheres.