"It has been said that the position of woman is the test of civilization, and that of our women was secure. In them was vested our standard of morals and the purity of our blood."

"The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe."

"Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers."

"That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity."

"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven."

"In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons."

"What atonement is there for blood spilt upon the earth?"

"The river of time washes away kings and empires, leaving only virtue intact."