If congress has the right under the Constitution to issue paper money, it was given them to use themselves, not to be delegated to individuals or corporations.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun.

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body.

I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

When you get in debt you become a slave.

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world.

To hear is one thing, to know is another.

What enables me to believe in anything is hope.

Whole interaction between the storyteller and the listeners had a very powerful influence on me.

The reason I've been able to maintain my position of chairman of CBS in addition to all the Viacom stuff is my team.

Tell my father I wish to be his son.

Scientists who think science consists of unprejudiced data-gathering without speculation are merely cows grazing on the pasture of knowledge.

Our treasure is what we fear losing, and I fear that we fear losing our treasure. We are lovers of money.

In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the toilet, it continued down.

At the end of the day, the only thing I can do is keep working on it, keep giving myself chances, and it's going to happen.