"The government is not a machine, but a living thing, and it must be allowed to grow and adapt itself to the needs of the people."

"The only power that can make a nation great is the power of thought."

"The American people are not a warlike people, but they are a people who will fight for their rights."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory, but to plant there a standard of liberty and honor and justice."