"care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."
"The role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves."
"the best way to repeal a bad law is to implement it strictly."
"to elevate the condition of men--to lift artificial weights from all shoulders--to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all--to afford all, an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of lif..."
"I need to go out and get my public opinion bath."
"If danger ever reaches us, it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a Nation of freemen, we must live throu..."
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis."
"If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong."
"the patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."