Republicans are for both the man and the dollar, but in case of conflict the man before the dollar.

I was born and have ever remaind [sic] in the most humble walks of life.

There' s nothing good in war. Except its ending.

Now what is Judge Douglas Popular Sovereignty? It is, as a principle, no other than that, if one man chooses to make a slave of another man, neither that other man nor anybody else has a right to object.

I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.

Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.

You think slavery is right and ought to be extended; while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted. That I suppose is the rub. It certainly is the only substantial difference between us.