Philosophic argument, especially that drawn from the vastness of the universe, in comparison with the apparent insignificance of t...his globe, has sometimes shaken my reason for the faith that is in me; but my heart has always assured and reassured me that the gospel of Jesus Christ must be Divine Reality. The Sermon on the Mount cannot be a mere human production. This belief enters into the very depth of my conscience. The whole history of man proves it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the... land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart,--Liberty and Union, now and for ever; one and inseparable!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, w...e acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »