"The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anyone is watching him."

"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and …"

"I have great respect for the Christian religion. I have been a regular attendant at church for many years, and I believe in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity."

"I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot."

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."