"Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country."
"The distribution of patronage of the Government is by far the most disagreeable duty of the President."
"Abstract propositions should never be discussed by a legislative body."
"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among freemen."
"There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution."
"What is right and what is practicable are two different things."
"Prevent the American people from crossing the Rocky Mountains? You might as well command Niagara not to flow. We must fulfill our destiny."
"Liberty must be allowed to work out its natural results; and these will, ere long, astonish the world."
