How Often Are We Forced

Statistics Are No Substitute For Judgment.

The Colors That Float From The Masthead Should Be The Credentials Of Our Seamen. There Is No Safety To Us, And The Gentlemen Have Shown It, But In The Rule That All Who Sail Under The Flag (not Being Enemies) Are Protected By The Flag.

I Cannot Believe That The Killing Of 2,000 Englishmen At New Orleans Qualifies A Person For The Various Difficult And Complicated Duties Of The Presidency.

Of All Human Powers Operating On The Affairs Of Mankind, None Is Greater Than That Of Competition.

I Have Heard Something Said About Allegiance To The South. I Know No South, No North, No East, No West, To Which I Owe Any Allegiance.