“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”

“I offer my opponents a bargain: if they will stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them”

“Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell--Abraham Lincoln. They asked him how he felt once after an unsuccessful election. He said he felt like a little boy who had stubbed his toe in the dark. He said that he was too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.”

“All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.”

“Newspaper editors are men who separate the wheat from the chaff, and then print the chaff.”

“In America, anybody can be president.That's one of the risks you take.”

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”