"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day."
"Get books, sit yourself down anywhere, and go to reading them yourself."
"Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it."
"If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it."
"I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause."
"A house divided cannot stand."