I Have Heard Something Said About Allegiance

Let Him Who Elevates Himself Above Humanity . . . Say, If He Pleases, "i Will Never Compromise"; But Let No One Who Is Not Above The Frailties Of Our Common Nature Disdain Compromise.

I Am Not, Sir, In Favor Of Cherishing The Passion Of Conquest. I Am Permitted ... To Indulge The Hope Of Seeing, Ere Long, The New United States, (if You Will Allow Me The Expression,) Embracing Not Only The Old.

I'd Rather Be Right Than President.

A Man Must Be A Born Fool Who Voluntarily Engages In Controversy With Mr. Adams On A Question Of Fact. I Doubt Whether He Was Ever Mistaken In His Life.

A Nation's Character Is The Sum Of Its Splendid Deeds; They Constitute One Common Patrimony, The Nation's Inheritance. They Awe Foreign Powers, They Arouse And Animate Our Own People.