"I am here to tell you that it is a crime for a citizen of the United States to vote."

"The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in the councils of the nation."

"Trust me that as I ignore all the petty stuff, so will I ignore this, and all the questions and criticisms that may arise from it."

"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union."

"The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball—the further I am rolled the more I gain."