Quotes by politician

I distrust the wisdom if not the sincerity of friends who would hold my hands while my enemies stab me.

In my view of the present aspect of affairs, there is no need of bloodshed and war. There is no necessity for it. I am not in favor of such a course, and I may say in advance, there will be no blood shed unless it be forced upon the government. The government will not use force unless force is used against it.

I can make a general in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.

If we have no friends we have no pleasure and if we have them we are sure to lose them and be doubly pained by the loss.

I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.

And having thus chosen our course without guile and with pure purpose let us renew our trust in God and go forward without fear and with manly hearts.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary.