Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I have done, in a calm review of facts and of principles.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.
Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against.
You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal.
I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.
In terms of style, the best advocates are relaxed, clear, in control, and confident. They embrace the hard questions with gusto. But no matter how hard you prepare, it's impossible to prepare for every conceivable question.
Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.
When a subject becomes totally obsolete we make it a required course.
We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.