I have done just as much as, and no more than, the public knows. _THIRTY-FIRST_ Many free countries have lost their liberties and ours may lose hers; but, if she shall, be it my proudest boast, not that I was the last to desert, but that I never deserted her. _AUGUST_ _I feel that I can not succeed without the Divine blessing, and on the Almighty Being I place my reliance for support._ _FIRST_ It is not "Can any of us imagine better?" but "Can we all do better?" _SECOND_ Perpetuity is implied, if not expressed, in the fundamental law of all national governments. _THIRD_ Wanting to work is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged. _FOURTH_ We shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it. _FIFTH_ Maintain the honor and integrity of the nation. _SIXTH_ I look to the American people, and to that God who has never forsaken them. _SEVENTH_ Secure peace through victory. _EIGHTH_ What is the influence of fashion but the influence that other people's actions have on our actions? _NINTH_ Our government rests in public opinion. _TENTH_ Posterity has done nothing for us, and, theorize on it as we may, practically we shall do very little for it unless we are made to think we are, at the same time, doing something for ourselves. _ELEVENTH_ I am glad to find a man who can go ahead without me. _TWELFTH_ If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him you are his sincere friend. _THIRTEENTH_ Gold is good in its place; but living, brave, and patriotic men are better than gold. _FOURTEENTH_ These are not the days of miracles, and I suppose I am not to expect a direct revelation. _FIFTEENTH_ Do not mix politics with your profession. _SIXTEENTH_ The first reformer in any movement has to meet with such a hard opposition, and gets so battered and bespattered, that afterward, when people find they have to accept his reform, they will accept it more easily from another man. _SEVENTEENTH_ Versatility is an injurious possession, since it can never be greatness. _EIGHTEENTH_ A jury has too frequently at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor. _NINETEENTH_ It is a cheering thought throughout life, that something can be done to ameliorate the condition of those who have been subjected to the hard usages of the world. _TWENTIETH_ With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men's labor. _TWENTY-FIRST_ Great distance in either time or space has wonderful power to lull and render quiescent the human mind. _TWENTY-SECOND_ We are going through with our task. _TWENTY-THIRD_ I do not impugn the motives of any one opposed to me. _TWENTY-FOURTH_ Human nature will not change. _TWENTY-FIFTH_ Beware of rashness! _TWENTY-SIXTH_