“Within the shadows of honor, courage often walks in silence.-Engraved on the monument Clay built”

“The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honor the pharaohs. Only instead of being made of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you.”

“...your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of stone.”

“The principles of Christianity, deeply engraved on the heart, would be infinitely more powerfulthan the false honor of the monarchies...”

“Hours of crisis often call for sacrifice. In matters of consequence, when have doubt and fear given the best advice? Why not heed faith, courage, and honor?”

“Against my protests a mausoleum was built on the Red Square, a monument unbecoming and offensive to the revolutionary consciousness.”