Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States.
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.