“We are not won by arguments that we can analyze, but by tone and temper; by the manner, which is the man himself”

“Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence”

“In the frank expression of conflicting opinions lies the greatest promise of wisdom in governmental action.”

“Without contraries is no progression.”

“Men get opinions as boys learn to spell, by reiteration chiefly”

“What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic”