Opinions Alter, Manners Change, Creeds Rise And

The Strong Man With The Dagger Is Followed By The Weak Man With The Sponge.

Character Is Tested By True Sentiments More Than By Conduct. A Man Is Seldom Better Than His Word.

The Principle Of The Inquisition Was Murderous. . . . The Popes Were Not Only Murderers In The Great Style, But They Also Made Murder A Legal Basis Of The Christian Church And A Condition Of Salvation.

There Is No Error So Monstrous That It Fails To Find Defenders Among The Ablest Men.

I Saw In States' Rights The Only Availing Check Upon The Absolutism Of The Sovereign Will, And Secession Filled Me With Hope, Not As The Destruction But As The Redemption Of Democracy.... Therefore I Deemed That You Were Fighting The Battles Of Our Liberty, Our Progress, And Our Civilization, And I Mourn For The Stake Which Was Lost At Richmond More Deeply Than I Rejoice Over That Which Was Saved At Waterloo.