[If not re-elected in 1864] then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured his election on such ground that he can not possibly save it afterwards.
Abraham LincolnIf I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room to lie down; they'd have to sleep standing up.
Abraham LincolnThe things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me a book I ain't read.
Abraham LincolnWell, I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.
Abraham LincolnIn regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.
Abraham LincolnIn a certain sense, and to a certain extent, he [the president] is the representative of the people. He is elected by them, as well as congress is. But can he, in the nature [of] things, know the wants of the people, as well as three hundred other men, coming from all the various localities of the nation? If so, where is the propriety of having a congress?
Abraham Lincoln