You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see..

I have never in my life seen a Kentuckian who didn't have a gun, a pack of cards, and a jug of whiskey..

Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments..

After a harassing warfare, prolonged by the nature of the country and by the difficulty of procuring subsistence, the Indians were entirely defeated,….

Elevate those guns a little lower..

I carried $5000 when I went to Washington. I returned with barely $90 in our pockets..

Although I could lament in the language and feelings of David for Absalom, I am constrained to say, peace to his manes. Let us weep for the living, a….

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish ….

I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me..

From his proceedings in Congress, he appears demented, and his actings and doings inspire my pity more than anger..

Freemasonry is an ancient and respectable institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Weal….

Secession, like any other REVOLUTIONARY ACT, may be morally justified by the extremity of oppression; but to call it a constitutional right is confou….

His [the President's] earnest desire is, that you may perpetuated and preserved as a nation; and this he believes can only be doneand secured by your….

In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented whether the people of the United States are to govern through representatives chosen b….

There are, perhaps, few men who can for any length of time enjoy office and power without being more or less under the influence of feelings unfavora….

Desperate courage makes One a majority..

The Supreme Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it..

Trusting as we did to the virtue of the people, the real people, not the politicians and demagogues, we passed through the most responsible and tryin….

I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun..

In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but ….

That those tribes [the Sac and Fox Indians] cannot exist surrounded by our settlements and in continual contact with our citizensis certain. They hav….