I Never Use The Word Nation In

The Interval Between The Decay Of The Old And The Formation And Establishment Of The New Constitutes A Period Of Transition Which Must Always Necessarily Be One Of Uncertainty, Confusion, Error, And Wild And Fierce Fanaticism.

We Are Not A Nation, But A Union, A Confederacy Of Equal And Sovereign States.

Government Has No Right To Control Individual Liberty Beyond What Is Necessary To The Safety And Well-being Of Society. Such Is The Boundary Which Separates The Power Of The Government And The Liberty Of The Citizen Or Subject In The Political State.

The Surrender Of Life Is Nothing To Sinking Down Into Acknowledgment Of Inferiority.

If We Do Not Defend Ourselves None Will Defend Us; If We Yield We Will Be More And More Pressed As We Recede; And If We Submit We Will Be Trampled Under Foot. I Hold Concession Or Compromise To Be Fatal. If We Concede An Inch, Concession Would Follow Compromise, Until Our Ranks Would Be So Broken That Effectual Resistance Would Be Impossible.