When any body of statesmen make public asservations by one or various voices, that there is no discord among them, not a dissentient voice on any subject, people are apt to suppose that they cannot hang together much longer.

But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they requir…

He must have known me had he seen me as he was wont to see me, for he was in the habit of flogging me constantly. Perhaps he did not recognise me by my face.

Speeches easy to young speakers are generally very difficult to old listeners.

I'm a uniter, not a divider.

Our own generation is in a long war against a determined enemy - a war that will be fought by presidents of both parties, who will need steady bipartisan suppo…

There can be no country or dignity without unity of the people, and there can be no unity without agreement, and there can be no agreement without conciliation…