Bad as conditions might have seemed at first, when they saw that…

I think I have learned that the best way to lift one's self up is to help someone else.

There is no power on earth, that can neutralize the influence of a high, pure, simple and useful life.

Men may make laws to hinder and fetter the ballot, but men cannot make laws that will bind or retard the growth of manhood.

Character, not circumstances, makes the man. It is more important that we be prepared for voting than that we vote, more important that we be prepared to hold office than that we hold office, more important that we be prepared for the …

Progress, progress is the law of nature; under God it shall be our eternal guiding star.

The world cares very little what you or I know, but it does care a great deal about what you or I do.