Who said “Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain…”?

“A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”

“Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.”

“Blood alone moves the wheels of history.”

“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”

“Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.”

“You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.”

“There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.”

“The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.”

“The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.”

“As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.”

“It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.”