The Union, in any event, won't be dissolved. We don't want to dissolve it, and if you attempt it, we won't let you.

If this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle - I was about to say I would rather be assassinated on this spot than to surrender it.

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times.

If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by the deepest convictions of our hearts.

If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.

In a war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times.