If the negro is a man, why then my ancient faith teaches me that ‘all men are created equal,' and that there can be no moral right in connection with one man's making a slave of another.

It's bad. It's damned bad.

We shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.

Lincoln called laughter "the joyous, beautiful, universal evergreen of life."

Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.

I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.

I say 'try'; if we never try, we shall never succeed.