Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all Summer.
There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
Let us have peace.
The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nat...
I know of no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
Let no guilty man escape if it can be avoided. No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.
The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his...
Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere or to do anything never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prospe...
I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly