I will learn, the opportunity will come.

All I have learned, I learned from books.

I shall do less whenever I shall believe what I am doing hurts the cause and I shall do more whenever I shall believe doing more will help the cause. I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views.

You say you will not fight to free negroes. Some of them seem willing to fight for you; but, no matter. Fight you, then exclusively to save the Union.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.

Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.