» Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience
» Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
» 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
» When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
» Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
» Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
» I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
» Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fire it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.
» Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
» I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided b