America is not a mere body of traders; it is a body of free men. Our greatness is built upon our freedom - is moral, not material. We have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.
A man is not as big as his belief in himself; he is as big as the number of persons who believe in him.
The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness.