I wish all men to be free. I wish the material prosperity of the already free which I feel sure the extinction of slavery would bring.

You cannot fail unless you quit.

Thoughtful men must feel that the fate of civilization upon this continent is involved in the issue of our contest. Among the most satisfying proofs of this conviction is the hearty devotion everywhere exhibited by our schools and colleges to the national cause.

The ant, who has toiled and dragged a crumb to his nest, will furiously defend the fruit of his labor, against whatever robber assails him. So plain, that the most dumb and stupid slave that ever toiled for a master, does constantly know that he is wronged.

I see a very dark cloud on America's horizon, and that cloud is coming from Rome.

I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.

I destroy my enemy if I make him my friend.