I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck.
If one man in the country could take all the money, what was the use of passing any bills about it?
I know nothing, by experience, of party discipline. I would rather be a raccoon-dog, and belong to a Negro in the forest, than to belong to any party, further than to do justice to all, and to promote the interests of my country. The time will and must come, when honesty will receive its reward, and when the people of this nation will be brought to a sense of their duty, and will pause and reflect how much it cost us to redeem ourselves from the government of one man.
The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit.
Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them.
You can all go to heck; I will go to Texas
Make sure you're right, then go ahead.
The master's irresponsible power has no such bound.
I looked at everyone and wondered where they came from, and who they missed, and what they were sorry for.
What we've often seen is that when we Americans say, look, we've got to reduce pollution, business - some businesses complain about it, but almost every time, it's turned out to be easier and cheaper and accomplished faster, and they've gained confidence, and then we go farther.
If you're not prepared to do something in public, don't do it at all.