Property as compared with humanity, as compared with the red blood in the American people, must take second place, not first place.

The soul of me is very selfish. I have gone my way after a fashion that made me the center of the plan. And you who are so individual, who are so independent a spirit, whose soul is also a kingdom, have been so loyal, so forgiving, so self-sacrificing in your willingness to live my life. Nothing but love cold have accomplished so wonderful a thing.

I do not want to live under a philanthropy. I do not want to be taken care of by the government.... We do not want a benevolent government. We want a free and a just government.

Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.

Whatever may be said against the chewing of tobacco, this at least can be said of it, that it gives a man time to think between sentences.

I am one who fights without a knack of hoping confidentlysimply a Scotch-Irishman who will not be conquered.

Leadership does not always wear the harness of compromise.