In the present civil war it is quite possible that God's purpose is something different from the purpose of either party.

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

You can always lie to others and hide your actions from them... but you can not fool yourself

These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people's money to settle the quarrel.

The unpleasant events you are passing from will not have been profitless to you.

We know nothing of what will happen in future, but by the analogy of experience.