I am a little uneasy about the abolishment of slavery in this District of Columbia.

Again I admonish you not to be turned from your stern purpose of defending your beloved country and its free institutions by any arguments urged by ambitious and designing men, but stand fast to the Union and the old flag.

If I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room to lie down; they'd have to sleep standing up.

Public opinion, though often formed upon a wrong basis, yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.

When you have got a ticket to send, and you're not a top costumer, it's best not to waste your time.

If I have one vice and I can call it nothing else it is not able to say 'no'.