We forget that there is much more patriotism in having the audacity to differ from the majority than in running before the crowd; we forget that in the resistance of the minority some of the biggest things in our own history have been accomplished, and the man who looks on the Stars and Stripes and doesn't hold a right to say nay to his neighbor, even if the neighbor is of the larger party, has forgotten the history of his country.

It must be a peace without victory

You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.

The natural man inevitably rebels against mathematics, a mild form of torture that could only be learned by painful processes of drill.

But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts

It is imperative that we should not only master them, but also act upon them, and act very definitely.

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.