Tradition usually rests upon something which men did know; history is often the manufacture of the mere liar.

African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.

The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.

Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation.

Truth crushed to earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again.

The time for compromise has now passed, and the South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern powder and feel Southern steel.

Governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to alter or abolish them at will whenever they become destructive of the ends for which they were established.

Neither current events nor history show that the majority rule, or ever did rule.

All we ask is to be let alone.

Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southerner apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance.

A question settled by violence, or in disregard of law, must remain unsettled forever.

If you see a leader solving one conflict wisely, remember he is working hard to prevent 10 of such from happening!

A hint of fire in his eyes, he glanced up at her. "If that displeases you, lass, I can leave you here for the next savior who comes along.

You should've thought of that before becoming a fir

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and truly laid.

The individual attention and care that I personally experienced and witnessed given to other players totally blew me away.

Silence holds the door against the strife of tongue and all the impertinences of idle conversation.

My mother left me when I was 2 years old which is devestating to a child.

I never thought for a second that anything I ever did was going to make someone cringe. That never occurred to me.

Every time you go to the zoo, you prolong the captivity of the animals there! If no one goes to the zoos, there will be no zoos! Destroying the evil is very simple and it is in your hand!

People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.