To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places.

We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

Neither do I acknowledge the right of Plymouth to the whole rock. No, the rock underlies all America: it only crops out here.

Will the slave fight? If any man asks you, tell him No. But if anyone asks you will a Negro fight, tell him Yes!

Never forgive at the ballot box!

Hearts are stronger than swords.