There is no indispensable man.

Has justice ever grown in the soil of absolute power? Has not justice always come from the ... heart and spirit of men who resist power?

As a matter of fact and experience, the more power is divided the more irresponsible it becomes.

A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man.

The right is more precious than peace.

The growth of our nation and all its activities are in the hands of a few men.

Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.