Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.

There is nothing more I should do to it now, and therefore I am not likely to be more ready to go than at this moment.

Whatever there is of greatness in the United States, or indeed in any other country, is due to labor. The laborer is the author of all greatness and wealth. Without labor there would be no government, no leading class, and nothing to preserve.

I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did.

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most efficient service.

We're teachers, and we have a commitment." "Commitment to what-to live and die in this hellhole, when we can leave and live like other people?