John Sherman: “I am sure I do not over estimate the damaging effect which the passage of the bill must have upon American credit.”

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

It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.

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

Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.