There is nothing stronger than human prejudice.

God gives manhood but one clew to success,--utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency.

Government began in tyranny and force, began in the feudalism of the soldier and bigotry of the priest; and the ideas of justice and humanity have been fighting their way, like a thunderstorm, against the organized selfishness of human nature.

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress.

It is easy to be independent when all behind you agree with you, but the difficulty comes when nine hundred and ninety-nine of your friends think you are wrong.

Freedom to preach was first gained, dragging in its train freedom to print.

To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every piece in the new set had a crack in it.