"When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world."

"Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men."

"All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must end."

"A dark horse, which had never been thought of, and which had, up to this moment, been in an obscure stable, suddenly burst upon the field, and, rushing past the grandstand, was hailed a winner."

"Two nations; between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of di…"