..remember That Under Our Institutions There Was

The Sin Of Slavery Is One Of Which It May Be Said That Without The Shedding Of Blood There Is No Remission.

For Mere Vengeance I Would Do Nothing. This Nation Is Too Great To Look For Mere Revenge. But For Security Of The Future I Would Do Every Thing.

Now More Than Ever The People Are Responsible For The Character Of Their Congress. If That Body Be Ignorant, Reckless, And Corrupt, It Is Because The People Tolerate Ignorance, Recklessness, And Corruption. If It Be Intelligent, Brave, And Pure, It Is Because The People Demand These High Qualities To Represent Them In The National Legislature. . . . If The Next Centennial Does Not Find Us A Great Nation . . . It Will Be Because Those Who Represent The Enterprise, The Culture, And The Morality Of The Nation Do Not Aid In Controlling The Political Forces.

I Never Meet A Ragged Boy In The Street Without Feeling That I May Owe Him A Salute, For I Know Not What Possibilities May Be Buttoned Up Under His Coat.

Nobody But Radicals Have Ever Accomplished Anything In A Great Crisis. Conservatives Have Their Place In The Piping Times Of Peace; But In Emergencies Only Rugged Issue Men Amount To Much.