Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?

The human measure of a human life is its income; the divine measure of a life is its outgo, its overflow its contribution to the welfare of all.... If every word spoken in behalf of truth has its influence and every deed done for the right weighs in the final account, it is immaterial to the Christian whether his eyes behold victory or whether he dies in the midst of conflict.

There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.

No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.

Most of the temptations that come to us to sell the soul come in connection with the getting of money.

If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.

The money problem facing the country from 1789 to 1896 existed because Congress never exercised is authority to "coin money or regulate the value thereof" - but rather delegated that authority, sometimes by charter and sometimes by default, to the banking system. This despite the provision in the Constitution that charged Congress with the power to 'coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standards of weight and Measures.'