"The path of my future life is now marked out. I shall retire to my farm, and never cease to pray for the prosperity of my country."

"The very idea of a government of the people, by the people, for the people, is founded on the great principle of majority rule."

"I am embarked on a wide ocean, boundless in its prospect, and in which, perhaps, no safe harbor is to be found."

"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."

"When you beat my pitch, young gentlemen, I'll try again."