To put up with. . . distortions and to stick to one's guns come what may -- this is the. . . gift of leadership.

Faith is not a delicate flower which would wither away under the slightest stormy weather

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.

President means chief servant

If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.

I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent blood I count as of no consequence.