Peaceably If We Can, Forcibly If We

The Colors That Float From The Masthead Should Be The Credentials Of Our Seamen. There Is No Safety To Us, And The Gentlemen Have Shown It, But In The Rule That All Who Sail Under The Flag (not Being Enemies) Are Protected By The Flag.

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.

Of All The Properties Which Belong To Honorable Men, Not One Is So Highly Prized As That Of Character.

Of All Human Powers Operating On The Affairs Of Mankind, None Is Greater Than That Of Competition.

Peaceably If We Can, Forcibly If We Must.