This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own.

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.

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

My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.

The light that shined upon the summit now seems almost to shine at our feet.

The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.

The fewer the desires, the more peace.