And upon this act [Emancipation Proclamation]...I invoke...the gracious favor of Almighty God.
I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.
Seriously, I do not think I am fit for the Presidency.
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is both a profit and a pleasure.
All creation is a mine, and every man a miner.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.