I do not think I could myself, be brought to support a man for office, whom I knew to be an open enemy of, and scoffer at, religion.

Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first...The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.

Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.

The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for allcommanders.

Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice.

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.