There is a power in public opinion in this country-and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers-which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens.

The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies.

To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining the ap…

The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.

Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time.

Don't worry son. It's my prerogative.

If I was to really get at the burr in my saddle, it's not politics - and this is, I think, probably a horrible analogy - but I look at politicians as, they are…