Force is all conquering, but it's victories are short lived.

Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.

Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil.

You may burn my body to ashes, and scatter them to the winds of heaven; you may drag my soul down to the regions of darkness and despair to be tormented forever; but you will never get me to support a measure which I believe to be wrong, although by doing so I may accomplish that which I believe to be right.

Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.

Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember

The Almighty has His own purposes.