A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.

There are times when words seem empty and only actions seem great. Such a time has come, and in the Providence of God America will once more have an opportunity to show the world that she was born to save mankind.

Energy in a nation is like sap in a tree; it rises from bottom up.

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

No man can be just who is not free.

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?

I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.