The President responded very impressively, saying that he was deeply sensible of his need of Divine assistance. He had sometime thought that perhaps he might be an instrument in God's hands of accomplishing a great work and he certainly was not unwilling to be. Perhaps, however, God's way of accomplishing the end which the memorialists have in view may be different from theirs.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

The worst thing you can do for those you love is the things they could and should do themselves.

My God! My God! What will the country say?

Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.