They lived long that have lived well.

A fault which humbles a person is of more use to him or her than a good action which puffs him or her up.

America lives in the heart of every man everywhere who wishes to find a region where he will be free to work out his destiny as he chooses.

The wisest thing to do with a fool is to encourage him to hire a hall and discourse to his fellow-citizens . Nothing chills nonsense like exposure to the air.

No man ever saw a government. I live in the midst of the Government of the United States, but I never saw the Government of the United States.

God knows that any man who would seek the presidency of the United States is a fool for his pains. The burden is all but intolerable, and the things that I have to do are just as much as the human spirit can carry.

The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.