“You can’t make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak”

“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry”

“How weak and fruitless must be any word of mine.”

“It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.”

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”

“If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.”

“Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.”