We think slavery a great moral wrong, and while we do not claim the right to touch it where it exists, we wish to treat it as a wrong in the territories, where our votes will reach it.
Abraham LincolnWe shall not fail - if we stand firm, we shall not fail. Wise counsels may accelerate, or mistakes delay it, but, sooner or later, the victory is sure to come.
Abraham LincolnI see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country.
Abraham Lincoln