Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction ... nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

Without slavery the rebellion could never have existed; without slavery it could not continue.

The better part of one's life consists of his friendships.

We will make converts day by day; we will grow strong by the violence and injustice of our adversaries. And, unless truth be a mockery and justice a hollow lie, we will be in the majority after a while.

We must ask where we are and whither we are tending.

I say 'try'; if we never try, we shall never succeed.

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.