"Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time."

"The whole Earth is the Sepulchre of famous men; and their story is not graven only on Stone over their native earth, …"

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

"Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now. We do not need the praises of a Homer, or of any…"

"Although only a few may originate a policy, we are all able to judge it."

"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others."

"We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no…"

"If we turn to our military policy, there also we differ from our antagonists. We throw open our city to the world, an…"

"Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to others than imitators ourse…"

"Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft…"