I would save the Union. I would save it the shortest way under the Constitution. The sooner the national authority can be restored; the nearer the Union will be 'the Union as it was'.
Abraham LincolnIf we cannot give freedom to every creature, let us do nothing that will impose slavery upon any other creature.
Abraham LincolnA jury too often has at least one member more ready to hang the panel than to hang the traitor.
Abraham Lincoln