The working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous.
Abraham LincolnRemembering that Peter denied his Lord with an oath, after most solemnly protesting that he never would, I will not swear I will make no committals; but I do think I will not.
Abraham LincolnBoth parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came.
Abraham Lincoln