It does not become America that within her borders, where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at the very spirit and heart of America.

There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect.

This is history written in lightning.

We [Americans] have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.

I believe very profoundly in an over-ruling Providence, and I do not fear that any real plans can be thrown off the track. It maynot be intended that I shall be President--but that would not break my heart.

The rule for every man is, not to depend on the education which other men have prepared for him-not even to consent to it; but to strive to see things as they are, and to be himself as he is. Defeat lies in self-surrender.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.