John Sherman: “It was useless to preach to these men that Providence directly controls the history of nations.”

Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.

If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.

What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.

The life of a civilian is in what he says or writes, that of a soldier in what he does.