It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word.
Desperate courage makes One a majority.
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.
It is a damn poor mind indeed which can’t think of at least two ways to spell any word.
One man with courage makes a majority.
It is an infirmity of our nature to mingle our interests and prejudices with the operation of our reasoning powers, and attribute to the objects of our likes and dislikes qualities they do not possess and effects they can not produce.
Fun is having lots to do and not doing it.
But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
I hope and trust to meet you in Heaven, both white and black-both white and black.
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
The brave man, inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.
I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives, and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.