“I am nothing, truth is everything.”

“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.”

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.”

“In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.”

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”

“I am not concerned that you have fallen -- I am concerned that you arise.”

“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.”