The point to remember is what government gives it must first take away

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.

I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States. I always use the word "Union" or "Confederacy." We are not a nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States.

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.

My dreams are all follies.