I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.

America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness, which are derived from Holy Scripture. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a very simple thing to ask of you. I ask of every man and woman in this audience that, from this night on, they will realize that part of the destiny of America lies in their daily perusal of this great Book of revelations. (The Bible) That if they would see America free and pure they will make their own spirits free and pure by the baptism of Holy Scripture.

We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

They do not need our praise. They do not need that our admiration should sustain them. There is no immortality that is safer than theirs. We come not for their sakes but for our own, in order that we may drink at the same springs of inspiration from which they themselves drank.

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth re-electing.

A man is not as big as his belief in himself; he is as big as the number of persons who believe in him.