The Christian Religion As I Understand It

During The Whole Time I Sat With Him In Congress, I Never Heard Him Utter Three Sentences Together.

Power In Any Form . . . When Directed Only By Human Wisdom And Benevolence Is Dangerous.

The National Defense Is One Of The Cardinal Duties Of A Statesman.

Tacitus Appears To Have Been As Great An Enthusiast As Petrarch For The Revival Of The Republic And Universal Empire. He Has Exerted The Vengeance Of History Upon The Emperors, But Has Veiled The Conspiracies Against Them, And The Incorrigible Corruption Of The People Which Probably Provoked Their Most Atrocious Cruelties. Tyranny Can Scarcely Be Practised Upon A Virtuous And Wise People.

Every Measure Of Prudence, Therefore, Ought To Be Assumed For The Eventual Total Extirpation Of Slavery From The United States ... I Have, Throughout My Whole Life, Held The Practice Of Slavery In ... Abhorrence.