The brave man inattentive of his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures is the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.

If the union is once severed, the line of separation will grow wider and wider, and the controversies which are now debated and settled in the halls of legislation will then be tried in field of battle and determined by the sword.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred.

You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the grace of the eternal God, I will rout you out.

Your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins.

Live within your means, never be in debt, and by husbanding your money you can always lay it out well. But when you get in debt you become a slave. Therefore I say to you never involve yourself in debt, and become no man's surety.

It is a damned poor mind indeed that can't think of at least two ways of spelling any word.

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges which are employed altogether for their benefit.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defence and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.