"The proper time to do a thing is when it has to be done, and the proper way to do it is to do it right."

"I have always been fond of the West and its people, and I have always felt that the true American spirit was to be found there."

"I am an American, and I belong to the American party, and I intend to fight for the American people."

"The government is us; we are the government, you and I."

"Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough."