“I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.”

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet.

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Our emphasis is on execution, not winning.

This is an execution, not surgery. Where does that come from, that you must find the method of execution that causes the least pain?

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who execute them are not.

God made me in my beautiful form so I’m just trying to execute it.

All your ideas may be solid or even good .. But you have to Actually EXECUTE on them for them to matter.

One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.

My weakness has always been to prefer the large intention of an unskilful artist to the trivial intention of an accomplished one: in other words, I am more interested in the high ideas of a feeble executant than in the high execution of a feeble thinker.

The whole of the developments and operations of analysis are now capable of being executed by machinery … As soon as an Analytical Engine exists, it will necessarily guide the future course of science.