"Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty."

"It is a timeless truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles."

"A courageous heart knows that every choice we make paints the canvas of our life."

"Let me recommend the best medicine in the world: a long journey, at a mild season, through a pleasant country, in easy stages."

"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose."

"War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies."

"Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."