The most confident critics are generally those who know the least about the matter criticized.

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

A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.

The will of the people is the best law.

The theory of government changes with general progress.

The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.