There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.
Only peace between equals can last.
We shall not, I believe, be obliged to alter our policy of watchful waiting.
Energy in a nation is like sap in a tree; it rises from bottom up.
Liberty does not consist in mere declarations of the rights of man. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action.
You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.