“Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.”
“The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.”
“I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been placed in my hands.”
“Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North.”
“The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.”
“If I am shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.”
“When people yield up their privileges, they are in danger of losing their liberties.”
“The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.”
“Duties have been mine; consequences are God’s.”
“Let us look to the future with courage and hope.”
“The best way to win an argument is to begin by being right.”
“If an individual wants to be a leader and isn’t controversial, that means he never stood for anything.”
“Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.”
“Justice will not be granted if the strong take from the weak what belongs to them.”
“This is a nation of laws, not of men.”
“The Union of the States is perpetual.”
“Freedom cannot exist without order, and order cannot exist without law.”
“The Constitution must be as sacred as the liberty it protects.”
“True democracy means giving people the tools to make decisions for themselves.”
“No government can endure that does not respect its own laws.”
“Education is the foundation of freedom and prosperity.”
“The government was made for the people, not the people for the government.”
“Every man should be allowed to rise as high as his talents can carry him.”
“Poverty is the mother of revolution and crime.”
“The measure of a society is its ability to address the needs of its most vulnerable citizens.”
“Reconciliation is the fastest path to peace.”
“Equality under the law is the cornerstone of our republic.”
“The nation’s strength lies in its unity, not its divisions.”
“Let there be no strife among us.”
“Justice delayed is freedom denied.”
“A government that works for all is a government that will endure.”
“Our greatest glory lies not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
“Truth must be our guide, not political expediency.”
“The task of leadership is to bring people together, not to divide them.”
“In every dark hour, we must remember the light of liberty shines eternal.”
“Corruption in government undermines the trust of the people.”
“The preservation of the Union is more important than any party or individual.”
“He who conquers himself is the mightiest of conquerors.”
“Change must come from within if it is to last.”
“Liberty is a heritage, not a gift.”
“The strength of a nation lies in its values, not in its wealth.”
“No free government can survive that is not rooted in the consent of the governed.”
“Progress without principle is perilous.”
“The nation must remember its founding principles to chart its future course.”
“A united nation is an invincible nation.”
“We must work together for the common good, not personal gain.”
“The true statesman serves the people, not his ambitions.”
“Laws should uplift and protect, not oppress and divide.”
“Liberty is born from justice and thrives in equality.”
“The legacy we leave is measured by the freedoms we preserve.”