My father... removed from Kentucky to... Indiana, in my eighth year... It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up... Of course when I came of age, I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher... but that was all.

Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.