"The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes."

"The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct."

"Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion."

"All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work."

"The seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A humble soul understands that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"It is a profound truth that the seeds of triumph are sown in the quiet mornings when no one is watching — an essential principle for the reflective life."