“Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.”

“Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.”

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone.”

“To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.”

“Posterity -- you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.”