By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel.

From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.

The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the people, I appeal.

If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.

Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can be no peace that is not honorable; there can be no war that is not dishonorable.

Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights.

The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.

No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.

I do hate him. But I also love him. In the end, aren’t they the very same thing? Don’t they both take a back seat to what you fear?

It takes an enthusiastic mind to understand all the necessary steps needed to make one's dream a reality, but a lot of discipline and perseverance to stay consistent all the way through.

Keep quiet and people will think you a philosopher.

What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.

When the voices of democracy are silenced, freedom becomes a hollow concept. No man or woman should be sentenced to the shadows of silence for something he or she has said or written.

If, unable to solve the mysteries of Providence, we plunge into Atheism, we only increase a thousand fold the darkness by which we are surrounded

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

For many people, feminism is one of those words of which, as St. Augustine said about time, they know the meaning as long as no one is asking.

When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.

Nobody asks you to do this. The world out there is not panting after another novelist. We choose it