Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.

The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.

A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.

My heart trembles when I reflect that God is just