"It is much to be feared that the same motives which have hitherto retarded the abolition of slavery, will continue to operate."

"Ah, Lee, you are a funny fellow, see, that bird is laughing at you."

"The foundations of our empire were not laid in the gloomy age of ignorance and superstition; but at an epocha when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any fo…"

"They (Indians) are wolves who seek only opportunities to destroy."

"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession."