Never do the wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

A nation that does not remember what it was yesterday does not know where it is today.

I did only what my duty demanded. I could have taken no other course without dishonour.

Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain.

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times.

You cannot barter manhood for peace.

Ideas are easy to conceive, less easy to execute.

Read history, works of truth, not novels and romances

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Marry...into a family that will enable your children to feel proud of both sides of the house.

I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender.

Alabama soldiers, all I ask of you is to keep up with the Texans!

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

Abandon your animosities and make your sons Americans!

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbours.

The dominant party cannot reign forever, and truth and justice will prevail at last.

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

I can only say that I am nothing but a poor sinner, trusting in Christ alone for salvation.