“Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear.”

“If you weren't such a great man, you'd be a terrible bore.”

“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”

“We know quite well that the people of the Northern States have not yet drunk of the cup -- they are still trying to hold it far from their lips -- which all the rest of the world see they nevertheless must drink of. We may have our own opinions about slavery; we may be for or against the South; but there is no doubt that Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the South have made an army; they are making, it appears, a navy; and they have made, what is more than either, they have made a nation.”

“Music is one of the most forceful instruments for governing the mind and spirit of man.”

“If you are cold, tea will warm you;if you are too heated, it will cool you;If you are depressed, it will cheer you;If you are excited, it will calm you.”

“Justice delayed is justice denied”