The will of the people is the best law.

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

I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.

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.

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

Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.

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.