"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind."

"Unless we are willing to fight for our ideals, we shall lose them."

"I am not an advocate of female suffrage. I believe that these women, when they are good, are good in their homes, and when they are not good, they are not good anywhere."

"I don't believe in the doctrine of the infallibility of the Pope, but I do believe in the infallibility of the people."

"We must dare to be great."