"If I should conceive myself to be of too much importance to the cause, and to be unwilling to make such sacrifices as the crisis may require, it would be a proof of my unworthiness."

"I die hard, but I am not afraid to go."

"I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy."

"No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."

"It is better to be alone than in bad company."