I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly

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

...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.

So vast a sum, receiving all the protection and benefits of the government, without bearing its proportion of the burdens and expenses of the same, will not be looked upon acquiescently by those who have to pay the taxes. . . . I would suggest the taxation of all property equally.

Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

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.