"The greater the danger, the greater the glory."

"If my death contributes to the cessation of parties and the consolidation of the Union, I shall descend to the tomb with tranquility."

"I blush to say it: Independence is the only benefit we have acquired, at the expense of everything else."

"The art of victory is learned in the defeats."

"I am a soldier and a politician, but I am also a philosopher. I seek the truth, and I speak what I believe to be true."