"The liberties of a nation can be sure only when there is a firm conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God."

"I had rather be in my grave, than in the present situation."

"Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the too frequent changes of officers."

"It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible."

"It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world."