It is given to men ... to attack the rights of others, to take their property, to attempt the lives of those who defend their liberty, and to make of their virtues a crime and of their own vices a virtue; but there is one thing which is beyond the reach of perversity, and that is the tremendous verdict of history. History will judge us.

The law ... has always been my sword and my shield.

It is one thing to legislate and another to apply the laws.

The wolves do not bite themselves. They respect each other.

It is indeed difficult to insure triumph when it depends on the success of bayonets, for war is always a hazard.