Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
Disunion by force is treason.
To the victors belong the spoils.
The Bible is the rock on which this Republic rests.
I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life.
Mr. Van Buren, your friends may be leaving you but my friends never leave me.