Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

The person who is incapable of making a mistake, is incapable of anything.

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me.

I am satisfied that when the Almighty wants me to do or not do any particular thing, He finds a way of letting me know it

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

Beware of rashness, but with energy and sleepless vigilance go forward and give us victories.